Fresh Blueberry Scones.
I had a friend come over Saturday morning.
HOORAY! Excuse to bake something yummy.
I surely couldn’t know someone is coming and not have something freshly baked to share if I could help it. Right?
Surprise visitors might not be as lucky – but are equally welcomed! (They may just have to look beyond my make-up-less face, a potentially less than clean house, and deal with frozen cookies.)
It was so good to catch up with this friend I haven’t seen in a while – munching on these tender, buttery, lightly sweet biscuits bursting with tart blueberries and sipping on Cinnamon Dolce coffee with Italian Sweet Cream.
Sometimes it takes a guest to make us sit back and relax and truly appreciate our home. My friend asked me how I ever get anything done with the beautiful view and comfy surroundings?
It made me think….
I need to quit apologizing for the carpet that needs replaced or the walls that need a fresh coat of paint or the old “stuff” I have.
The greatest compliment I receive is when someone tells me they feel completely comfortable and relaxed and welcome in my home.
Isn’t that what makes a house a home? I have two signs in my home (one I bought and one made for me by my BFF who didn’t know I had bought the same sign!) that say “The thing I love best about my home is who I share it with.”
That could not be truer for me. A house is made of wood and nails, but a home is made with love and family and friends.
And maybe fresh Blueberry Scones!
Here’s my recipe.
Fresh Blueberry Scones
2 1/2 Cups Flour
1/2 cup Sugar
2 1/2 Tbsp Baking Powder
Pinch of Salt
1 tsp Cinnamon
1 1/2 Sticks Cold Butter
1 tsp Vanilla
1 Cup Buttermilk (easy substitute is 1Tbsp white vinegar added to 1 cup milk)
1 cup Blueberries
Coarse Raw Sugar for Sprinkling
Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
In a large bowl, mix together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. Cut butter into small cubes and cut into dry ingredients with a pastry blender until coarse crumbs are formed. Pour in vanilla and buttermilk, and mix with pastry blender just until incorporated. Dump dough onto counter, gently incorporate blueberries into dough, and gently shape into a 15″ x 3″ rectangle. Cut dough in half, then each half in half, then each quarter in half, so that you have 8 rectangles. Cut each rectangle on the diagonal to form 16 triangular shaped scones.
Place on backing stone or cookie sheet, brush with some milk or water, and sprinkle with coarse raw sugar. Bake at 400 degrees F for 10-15 minutes. Cool for a few minutes on stone or cookie sheet, then remove to cooling rack to cool completely.
Enjoy!
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
these look amazing!
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🙂
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What a great way to start my morning…..imagining these warm and tasty waiting next to a cup of tea….
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maybe someday we can do :0
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THAT would be AMAZING! 🙂
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They sound delicious and your home sounds positively inviting. 🙂
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awh! Thanks -that’s the goal – not a showplace – but a place of comfort and peace and joy 🙂
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Absolutely 🙂
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Friends are the best…and what a nice treat to share with a friend! (K)
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Great photos Jodi! The recipe looks equally good too. You had me at blueberry!
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YUM! Looks delicious! I’ll be over next Sunday! LOL!
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Yay! Can’t wait 🙂
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LOL! 😀
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Oh yum! These would have been much better than what I ate with my morning coffee. Hugs
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what did you have? something much healthier I’m guessing 🙂
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LOL… Oooh noooo… 😉
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lol
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Oh yum !!!! Nothing beats a good scrumptious scone 🙂
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🙂
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I needed a good scone recipe, thank you. And, thank you for welcoming us to your home with each of your blogging posts. Xxoo
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🙂 ❤
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I like your philosophy, Jodi! I’ve been waiting to have folks over for dinner until I paint the dining room—which doesn’t seem to be happening real quickly…:( Maybe I need to re-think that.
I am going to try the scones with my home-mixed gluten-free flour substitute…will keep you posted! Happy Monday!
Pam
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good luck – and go for it – life it too short to wait – it is always something 🙂
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So what’s the secret to moist scones? The best I ever had were in England and they claim it’s their milk but I’m not sure of that..:)
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I use buttermilk (or a substitute for it) – and I think the secret to tender scones and biscuits and pie crust is to not overwork and not overbake. 🙂 People want to almost knead it like bread dough and that makes it tough – you want that chunks of butter throughout that create are and tenderness. And I always take out a little before I think they are done as they typically continue to bake on the sheet you baked on. My 2 cents 🙂
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I would love to be one of those friends sitting in your comfy home, eating a blueberry scone (or frozen cookie) with a cuppa joe! 😉 xoxo
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I would love it too! Maybe some day 🙂
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These look really really yummy! I just made some with raisins.
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Yum!
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Wish I had smell-avision. Yummmmm, horray for for friends
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wonder if computers ever will have scratch and sniff or some way to smell. Sounds far fetched, but so did many other things years ago we never thought possible – eh?
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Your home is lovely because YOU are in it!! 😊🏠💕 Your blueberry scones look heavenly, Jodi! 💙💜💙
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that is the sweetest thing ever Jill 🙂
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I so mean it! 😘❤️💕xo
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How delightful and once again I say, I wish I was your neighbor!
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I still wish too! 🙂
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I love your flavors of the coffee with the blueberry scones! This would be the perfect combination, Jodi! Now, if you could just send me directions to your comfy house! 😉 💕
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Head directly to Mars 🙂
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Yes!! You are such a sweetheart! One of these days, Ohio isn’t that far away. . . I will meet Beth and grab her from Michigan. . . 💕
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woohoo!
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OK… I want to make this recipe and invite a friend over! {note to self…do this SOON}! Great post!
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Do it Lenore! Do it 🙂
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So beautiful and warm and yumm! Good friends and good times
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🙂 best of times
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yes for sure
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Those blueberry scones look like they came from a magazine!
I’d like to see your view now please:)
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Aww. Thanks. ☺️
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Ooh I can just taste that warm buttery crumb with pops of juices bloobs (as my daughter calls them) …. in fact I am now dribbling in a rather unbecoming way 😂
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Lol. 😉👍❤️
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I’ll take one dozen please.
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Com
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Coming right up sir 😉💙
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Yum yum! Your recipes are always amazing!
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👍☺️ thank you sweet Amanda!
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Hello. These scones look amazing, look forward to trying these soon. Reading some of your other recipe’s as well.
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Enjoy!
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Jodi, You’re such a blessing! You welcome friends into your oh-so-cozy home with open arms, a loving heart, a listening ear and yummy ‘goodnesses’ from your kitchen! You welcome friends into your e-home with the same warmth and genuineness! Thank you for being such a dear friend! Hugs!!!
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You are such a blessing Stacey! It was so good to spend time with you. Can’t wait to see your blog posts appear! 🙂
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Thanks Jodi! Sometime in March the posts will begin 🙂
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Looking forward to!
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I love how different our take on scones are, being from Scotland i think ours are more like what you would say is a biscuit! but these look so good!
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I love learning things like that!
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One wouldn’t go amiss right now with my regular coffee and Sweet Italian Creme. Drinking coffee instead of tea this morning. It’s a nice change sometimes.
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