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Blueberry Biscuits?

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Buttermilk Blueberry Scones out of the oven

Life has been crazy lately.  The days that I would love to be cooking, baking, and blogging, I am busy with these crazy life things. The days that I have free, I end up sick in bed or busy playing catch up around the house.  You’ve had months like that, right?  Well today I decided to turn things around and give myself the entire day to play around in the kitchen and get inspired again.  When I need a lift, baking is always a great place to start.

My cousin Corinne, who is currently pregnant with a little girl (yippeeee!) had a craving for blueberry scones recently.  She didn’t tell me about it until after the craving had passed, but we decided that it would still be a good idea for me to bake some scones as soon as possible.  As much as I love baking scones, it’s kind of crazy that I’ve never made them with fresh blueberries.  Today I decided to change that.

I adapted this recipe for Buttermilk Cranberry Scones by omitting the cranberries, adding a cup of fresh blueberries, and increasing the liquid a bit to help the blueberries adhere to the batter.  It seemed to work perfectly.  The batter came together well and although a few blueberries did escape and roll across the counter while I was gently folding them in, I managed to catch them before they fell on the floor (much to the disappointment of my Boston Terrier, who happens to love blueberries).  I was so happy with the progress of my scones that I bombarded everyone kept everyone updated with photos via instagram, twitter, and facebook.

Buttermilk Blueberry Scones brushed with cream

I put the scones in the oven and waited patiently for 14 minutes while my whole apartment filled with the scent of buttery baked goods.  I took them out, congratulated myself on what looked to be a perfect batch of buttermilk blueberry scones, and started thinking about mixing up a lemon glaze.  All I needed was lemon juice, powdered sugar… wait.  Sugar?  Sugar!  I forgot to add the sugar when I mixed up the scone dough!  Sigh.  Maybe next time I should concentrate a little more on what I’m making and a little less on sharing photos all over the internet.

So I started out making buttermilk blueberry scones, but instead ended up with a batch of pretty darn good blueberry biscuits instead.  Split open and slathered with butter and pomegranate jelly, I’m perfectly happy with the end result and I’m sure that Phil will be more than happy to devour a few when he gets off work.  But now I’m even more determined to make a batch of buttermilk blueberry scones, slightly sweetened and drizzled with a tart lemon glaze.  Stay tuned!

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  2. deb says

    Ha! I, too, left out sugar from my scones the other day! Hmm, I must agree with "Abby"... "something in the air". =) Oh it's always good to learn I'm not the only one that leaves out an ingredient now and then! I made my first blueberry (and raspberry ones, too!) using the Buttermilk Cranberry Scone recipe, too, but used frozen berries instead. The raspberries in my first batch were a bit tart, so in the next one I dusted them with powdered sugar and quickly, yet gently, mixed them in right after the egg and buttermilk. The scones turned out terrific! I love your recipes. Thank you so much for taking the time to share them with all of us!
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  9. Maddie says

    Wow! This looks amazing! Sometime I hope to post something like this on my blog:) Come check it out at: sweeetcooker.blogspot.com Thanks, Maddie
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  10. Dave.P says

    "So I started out making buttermilk blueberry scones, but instead ended up with a batch of pretty darn good blueberry biscuits instead." ha ha this is happening to me to much often :D, always start preparing ingredients for recipe and ending in different one :)
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  13. Jesse DeLuca says

    Rare, but sometimes a mistake results in a discovery. I doubt that your blueberry biscuits sat on the plate for long. However, when I forgot the yeast in my last batch of bread, the result was not pretty and ended up in the trash. Such is life.
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  18. Sharmila says

    Buttermilk biscuits! Talk about it all working out. My baking faux pas just never have such delicious happy endings. I'm sure I like the sound of them even more than scones. Except I like the word scones more than biscuits. Sorry. Digressing. These look and sound just super delicious.
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  19. Sharmila says

    And sorry, I meant blueberry biscuits. I see biscuits, I think buttermilk, even though I'm saying b-l-u-e-b-e-r-r-y out loud. My brains is hardwired in just untameable ways.
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