Description
An easy recipe for Sourdough Scones with Berries and Lemon Glaze using Sourdough Starter! Plus an easy tip to help keep your berries intact! Vegan Adaptable!
Ingredients
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Scones:
- 2 cup fresh or frozen blackberries (or raspberries or other berries)
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (see notes)
- zest from one lemon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup cold butter- sliced into 8 pieces ( or vegan butter)
- 1 cup sourdough starter (275 grams)
- 1/3 cup milk or cream (or nut milk, plus more if necessary)
- optional: 1 beaten egg, for brushing
Lemony Glaze:
- 2 tablespoons fresh Lemon Juice
- 1 cup powdered Sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Garnish with more lemon zest if you like.
Instructions
- Line an 8-inch cake pan with parchment and fill with 2 cups fresh berries. If your berries are very tender, freeze for 30-60 minutes beforehand, this way they will hold their shape ( and not smash) a little better.
- In a food processor, pulse flour, lemon zest, salt, baking powder, baking soda and sugar. Pulse in cold butter until mixture resembles coarse sand.
- In a small bowl mix milk and sourdough starter together. Add the starter mixture to the food processor and pulse until it just forms a ball (just a few times) adding a little more milk only if necessary. Dough should be heavy and thick. Don’t overwork it.
- Spread the dough over the berries and press down gently, into all the corners with your fingers. Place in the freezer for 2 hours.
- Preheat oven to 400F. Remove dough from the freezer and invert on cutting board. Let sit a few minutes or longer until thawed enough to cut. Cut into 8 equal size pie shape wedges. Brush with beaten egg (optional). Space them 2 inches apart (they will puff and spread a bit) on parchment-lined baking sheet, let thaw 20-30 minutes and bake for 25 minutes or until golden brown.
- While baking, make the lemon glaze. Place powdered sugar in a small bowl. Using a tiny whisk or fork, whisk out any clumps. Add lemon juice and vanilla and whisk well. Set aside and drizzle over warm scones. Sprinkle with lemon zest before it sets.
Notes
Frozen Berries can simply be folded into the dough, and no need to freeze the dough, saving time.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 scone
- Calories: 399
- Sugar: 15 g
- Sodium: 233.3 mg
- Fat: 12.3 g
- Saturated Fat: 7.3 g
- Carbohydrates: 65.2 g
- Fiber: 3.7 g
- Protein: 7.4 g
- Cholesterol: 30.7 mg