Recipe: Ingredients ▢ 2 cups all-purpose flour (240g) ▢ ⅓ cup granulated sugar plus more for sprinkling (66g) ▢ 2 teaspoons baking powder ▢ ½ teaspoon salt ▢ ½ cup cold unsalted butter cubed (113g) ▢ 1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries (6oz / 170g) ▢ zest of 1 lemon ▢ ¾ cup heavy cream (180mL) ▢ 1 large egg Instructions In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Add butter and work into the flour mixture with a pastry blender or by pressing the pieces between your fingers until they are about the size of peas. Stir in the blueberries and lemon zest. In a small bowl, whisk together the cream and egg. Pour over the flour mixture. Mix together with your hands or a silicone spatula just until the mixture is mostly moistened (it should still be a little crumbly). Turn out the dough onto a lightly floured surface. Knead it gently a few times to shape it into a ball. Press the dough into an 8-inch circle. Cut into 8 wedges. Place wedges on a small parchment or silicone-lined baking sheet and freeze for 20 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 400F. Transfer scones to a large baking sheet, placing them about 2 inches apart. Brush lightly with more cream and sprinkle with sugar. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until the tops are lightly browned and the bottom edges are golden. Let cool for at least 10 minutes before serving.
Now, this is how to do a cooking video. I’m blind, and could easily follow this recipe! Thank you so much! These sound delicious and I plan to make them.
Thank you sooo much...I am a novice baker, fixed income and the bakery goods now in the stores are astronomical. I am learning so much from you, saving a ton of money and avoiding all the horrible chemicals they are injecting their breads, muffins, cakes etc. I am so glad I discovered you❤
Made these this weekend and they were a hit! So good and easy to make! And it was my first time making scones! Having these come out so good gave me the confidence to try other scone recipes! Thanks, John, for always making your recipes so easy to follow and with such terrific results!
I just made these this afternoon. Used my new scale (yes I listened to you, John ) to measure the flour. I followed your directions meticulously and made the BEST scones ever! I have made a lot of scones in the past 4 years when I broke out of my baking comfort zone and these win the blue ribbon among all my other recipes! Thank you!
Hi John, this is the second time I prepared your scones recipe. I had mother’s day tea today and everybody were raving about the scones . Thank you. I had prepared many of your recipes all delicious. Thank you!
Can confirm, at least for a cranberry+orange variation - this recipe yields the softest, most melt-in-your-mouth scones I’ve ever had!! Thank you so much John for sharing 💜
I'm getting ready to finally make these. I'm going for chocolate and orange flavored scones. Came back to see if anyone made them yet so thanks for sharing your experience... 👍
Thanks John, love the lemon sugar step! Unfortunately I once worked somewhere they literally forced us to knead the scone dough!! (And use high protein flour with high hydration) I could not believe it. They turned out dry and overbaked on the outside with a bready/doughy center, and I was ashamed to participate in making people think that's what scones are like. But now that I don't work there anymore and have recovered a bit from that trauma (ha) I can again enjoy making flaky buttery scones such as these.
I am older lady and I must say... I learned a lot about baking and other recipes . I love how you present and lead your programms. Your voice and appearance is ireally pleasant. So thank so much for being there for us. Love to you and your loved ones. 💖
I've made these before. Great recipe. Did it my first time making scones. My son said you need to sell these to Starbucks. Lol. They were a hit. The lemon 🍋 and blueberry is a great combo.
I found your channel a month ago and ever since then I’ve been learning how to bake and I’ve perfected ur apple pie recipe, thank you for helping me find a new passion and to find something that’s very much like therapy and relaxing to me. I love on the weekends to make a recipe of yours and either make it exactly like yours or add my own little kick to it. You are truly amazing and I aspire to be like your very chill and enthusiastic personality. It’s truly inspirational. You are one of a kind man.
I made these with dried cranberries and orange zest and used King Arthur's Measure for Measure gluten free flour. So yummy!! I also cut them into 12 instead of 8 so they would go further.🥰
Heat oven to 190/170 fan 360g flour 60g white sugar 1tbsp baking powder 1tsp salt Mix Rub with 170g butter until pea like in consistency Add 3/4 cup milk. Mix with spatula. Fold in 1cup frozen berries. Knead lightly. Roll into 1.5inch balls. On baking tray, brush tops with milk, dust with sugar. Bake 25 minutes. For drizzle, combine powdered sugar and lemon juice until paint like in texture. Drizzle over when scones are cool.
What an absolutely delightful video. I learned why my previous attempts at blueberry scones failed. You explained every step so well. I wouldn’t even have to be watching the video to understand what you’re doing. And John you ROCK, you have a sprinkle drawer. Awesome!
I’ve never tried to make scones but now I need to! These look amazing! Especially the lemon sugar. Lemons are so good with blueberries and raspberries too
Great recipe, easy to follow. Made 8 scone batch, turned out like John's. My wife and I ate all 8 in one day. Made a second batch the following day. These are dangerously delicious and very simple to make.
I love scones, especially blueberry, because they're not overly sweet. Always assumed making homemade would be too complicated but this looks doable. Thank you so much.
I made these today, they turned out amazing. I froze my butter and grated it. After the dough is ready and cut into 8 scones I froze them for exactly twenty mins before baking. Just as he said. They were better than any coffee shop pastry. Thank you for this perfect recipe and video. I hade no idea it was this easy to make fresh scones
Hi John, I totally agree over using scales, I’m from the UK so that’s all we use, perfect results every time, I’ve used American cup measures and always weigh for the next time they’re too inconsistent……I totally love your channel x🇬🇧💕x
I made these for my friend who loves blueberry scones and she loved them! I had to tweak the recipe a bit because I didn't have cream (I used half n half). And I omitted the lemon zest because she is allergic. I did not top with cream and sugar because she prefers things less sweet. The 1/3 cup of sugar was the perfect amount. Thanks for sharing!
I just caught a view of the scale and it is the exact one that I have. I love mine! No one in my family really likes Blueberries so I went with the orange cranberry. I used your trick of making Orange sugar (Got my daughter involved) and WOW! That really upped the level of orange to the cranberry. Just perfect!
I made these John❣️ 3 times! I made some for my neighbors, my vet clinic staff and for my favorite family owned local grocery store! Everybody loved them! Of course I ate at least one out of every batch, they were delish…just a great recipe! Thank you for all your work and time, it was worth it! 🙏🏽🙋🏻♀️👍🏽Mia
I have been looking at recipe after recipe today (because my grandson was raving about a new scone café and I don’t want to be outdone! 🤣) - and yours are absolutely looking like what I had in my head. These are the ones I’m going with. Thank you so much.
I made these scones today! They came out so good. I measured everything properly and was careful just to fold in… I had a pan to use to fit in freezer but did not use my sheet pan. They looked so small but they grew in the oven! Shoot I had to recut them after they cooled 🤷🏻♀️I tasted a few that looked wonky and offered to my local grocers…happiness ensued. It was still a good day and I learned something…I thank you for the recipe..will do again☝🏽🙏🏽👍🏽 as an Army cook learning to bake, (many years ago) we used a scale for all baking…you could never get away without using the scale. Well our recipe cards were all for 100 portions and many times that was 100 x 3….😋
John your recipes are dangerously wonderful! I made your English toffee for Christmas gifts and l’m still hearing about how wonderful it was. Thanks for showing us the right way to make these recipes. 😋
Thank you so much for the clear instruction. I made it twice already and it tastes really delicious. I actually spread the dough out a little bit more to increase the crunchy surface when biting down on it. So good.
I love blueberry and lemon together! I usually make custard tarts with them but next bake will be these! I grew up in an Irish household, and ours always had raisins in them.
Hi my wonderful John, when I was a little girl lol a very very long time ago, my nanny was a fantastic cook , she taught me how to cook and now I’m a baker, but getting back to the scone’s, my nanny used to call them fattie cakes because they was alway cut imperfect, but they was the best scones you’ve ever had, even my children cook them, love ❤️ watching you John xxxxxx
Thanks so much john! I made these today and i can confirm that they were really tender and delicious. I had to use frozen blueberries because its hard to get fresh blueberries in my country because they’re counted as exotic fruit so its expensive and of poor quality. But there are some things i want to share: first whatever brand of frozen blueberries you’re using make sure they’re whole and not smushed because when you add it to the batter it becomes really wet and blueberry juices will leak everywhere and that’s what happened to me so to fix this i shaped it into triangles just like john and put them in the freezer overnight before baking (not 20 minutes) and they tuned out great even though the batter was a little wet. I also used whipping cream instead of heavy cream because it was hard to find so if you’re having the same problem and are wondering if whipping cream is fine it is. Last i brushed another layer of cream on the scones after it came out of the oven and it made them so shiny and beautiful. Remember im a beginner baker and this recipe worked for me so im sure it will work for you too the important thing is to not give up and to keep trying :) good luck I’ll answer any questions you have asap
I have made several recipes with frozen berries…I can always find fresh ones but I buy berries for smoothies so why not use them for baked goods? The trick to frozen berries is only add them at the end, frozen so when they bake they don’t explode and make a watery mess.
@@marinazagrai1623 Question for you if you don’t mind- you and the video says to add frozen berries at the end so they don’t run, yet you would think adding fresh berries at the beginning would run even MORE…I’m confused. One would think to add FRESH berries at the end so they don’t run…? Thanks for any feedback.
Made this today to share with neighbor get together to talk about spring 🌱 gardening. My husband and son sample tested the scones. Delicious. Loved the addition of lemon zest to the recipe. 😉
so excited for this recipe especially because my mom loves blueberry scones from starbucks so it will be amazing for me to bake these on mother’s day!!
Just returned from 15 days vacation in Great Britain. Followed your recipe and directions for blueberry scones, turned out amazing and tender , best rich scones I’ve ever made!! Thank you!
Your direction was accurate and clear. I made these this afternoon and you're right, the scent of that lemon sugar was so fresh and so divine. These were the lightest and best tasting scones I've ever eaten. I guess I just complimented both of us. Many thanks.
Even though I'm on the ketogenic diet right now and cant really have any of these recipes 😪 I still watch you every time you're on because you are just so much fun to watch 😃 and I dream about someday making all these recipes.
❤️🍰🧁🍰🍓❤️ I'm from England and I don't mind the name John gives to the delightful treats he makes because, as Shakespeare said "...a rose by any other name would smell as sweet" and the scones (or whatever name one gives to the treats) are amazing because they're made by John❤️🍬🍓❤️🧁🍰❤️
I've always wanted to make scones and followed your recipe after watching your video multiple times. They are delicious, I will definitely make again. I thought it was easier to mix the butter with your fingers. Thanks Love Your Videos.
I love blueberry scones. I used to make them and bring to my patients who could eat them. They loved them. Especially with the lemon glaze 😋 Thank you for this video!!
This is such a great recipe! I use fresh milled soft wheat flour and it adds a depth of flavor. Didnt need more sugar! They are excellent! Thank you for sharing this recipe!
yep. tried scones from the local grocery store with an in store bakery. they were DRY and TASTELESS. Had some while visiting Ireland and they were delicious.
✨Your extra baking tips are super! For example: variation in size of butter bits are okay!; cooling in the freezer- muy importante! or even freezing for another time! ; and, aha, brushing on the cream will also do away with any flour that ends up on outside of the scone! Thank you so much, great to be in the know by watching your videos!!! Also, you make me smile😊!
Made Paul Hollywood's scones yesterday, can't wait to make these. Made your Oatmeal muffin recipe, came out great, family enjoyed them. Thank you so much!
just made this recipe I use raspberries soaked in honey with lemon juice they came out amazing. Thanks you for your help. Cold for scones is the trick.
I just made these following your video today. They turned out amazing ! My husband came home just to have one ! Then I made a second batch ! Thank you John !!!!
I have been trying for years to make scones. I always got stuck on keeping the butter cold. Most of the recipes i followed said to use grated or cubed frozen butter. You totally solved this issue but putting the completed dough in the fridge or freezer (for later use). This is so clever. I have saved your reciped and cannot wait to try it!
made two batches of these, one with blueberries and one with chocolate chips for a big family breakfast and they didn’t last long lol they were delicious! Thanks John for this amazing and easy recipe! :)
I've been wanting to make these for a year now, it's Saturday night 22:00, and I'm baking them...wow..what an amazing aroma coming from the oven... And yes they are absolutely fabulously delicious! Thank you for your amazing recipes and videos😋
So i am not going to lie. I have never made a scone but i have always wanted to make some. My mom could make or bake anything!! And i mean anything. I happened to watch your video and this morning i thought, “i want those blueberry lemon scones.” So i made them. Well……. WOW is all i can say. I am now eating my second one just to make sure the first was not just a fluke😂!! It was NOT. It is so good i will be telling others how great and easy this recipe is to make and how they too can make them. Thank you for sharing this and my heart is overwhelmed by gratitude that you did, that i followed your simple instructions, and that these are the best thing ever!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Omg I made these today and followed all your steps and I couldn't stop eating them. So soft, light,tasty and buttery. Thanks for this fabulous recipe no more store bought scones for me. ❤❤❤
These look so yummy and pretty. I wonder if you take requests! I moved away from Oakland, CA several years ago and I miss the cornmeal and dried cherry scones a local bakery made there. Would you (or anyone reading this!) happen to have a recipe for such scones, or know where I could find one? And would the wonderfully detailed instructions you give for these blueberry scones also work for cornmeal scones? I definitely want to try your recipe, and I think the lemon sugar is brilliant!
OMG! I made this recipe this morning. The BEST scones I’ve ever tasted!!!! I opted for my food processor but kept your caution in mind. I pulsed very carefully making sure to leave bigger chunks of butter. The texture of the scone was like a delicate muffin and the outside had a delicate crunch. I’m already looking forward to breakfast tomorrow morning when I’m going to use my toaster oven to reheat before eating with scrambled eggs and sausage. YUMMY!!!
Looks SO delicious - as always John! Would love to see your recipe hack on Panera's orange scone with orange icing ...it's divine, but think a homemade recipe would be even better...just seems a bit daunting but I know you would make it look easy!! Thanks for your uplifting videos - alway fun to watch! xoxo Amy❤
Theres another baker I follow called Baking a Moment. She has abasic scone recipe, ive used it a hundred times, its great. She also has diff flavors. She may have what ur looking for. I love baking scones, and use Johns recipe and hers. Both r great.
Just made these this morning! My first-ever time baking scones and they came out great! My husband loves them! I plan on trying this basic dough but with candied ginger and orange zest next! Thank you for posting this video!
I made these. Not bad for my first time. The lemon sugar was awesome. AND I used my kitchen scale. I need to by a pastry brush. Two thumbs up! Thank you!
Make no mistake, your book will be in my home! Seems natural because I have been cooking your recipes from a long time now, always amazed as I can't believe that I did so good, so delicious and so beautiful plates. Thank you.
Thank you for sharing this tasty recipe 🙇♀️ I made it but added cream cheese just because I had half block leftover in the fridge 🤭 Hubby likes it and I shared it to his Aunty. She said, "That's the best scone I've ever had!" She asked for the recipe, to give it to her neighbor so the neighbor can make it for her ☺️
I absolutely love your recipes! Some are easy since I am a novice baker. I also like how you explain things and give baking tips. I prefer this instead of background music and it's so professional as well. Thanks for sharing! Yours truly, a preppy kitchen fan
I had a go at these and they are really very good. Quite a bit more moist than the English scones I'm used to. Due to time constraints and space in the freezer I tried leaving them in the fridge overnight instead and this seems to have worked well. I made the dough the night before and had freshly baked scones in the morning.
At the beginning of the video I was thinking "that's not a scone!". So glad you clarified these are American scones and not English/Australian scones 😀
I use this recipe often for friends and neighbors, though I could eat them all, I prefer to share. Best scones I’ve ever eaten❣️ I finally got your book and I love it❤🙏🏽🙋🏻♀️👍🏽
I'm so excited! These look like the ones in the bakery section of the grocery stores here in the U.S. but I never tried them and now that I have Celiac & am dairy free, I can't. I will try this recipe with Gluten free King Arthur Flour, Earth Balance vegan butter & coconut milk and see how it goes!
Thank you for sharing this video. My granddaughter and I made these today. She is six years old and did most of the steps herself. They turned out wonderful! She watched your pancake video while waiting for the scones to be chilled enough to bake. That may be our next recipe.
Just made it and ended up eating two in a row 🤤. Love them!!! I added a tsp of cinnamon and orange zest with the lemon. 🤌🏽🤌🏽 they are sooo soft and flaky.
Swap the flour for gluten free flour. I personally like a mix of any almond flour and great values all purpose gluten free flour. You can use just the all purpose but I like a little grit from the almond.
I never liked scones because the few that I had tried were hard as a rock. This looks yummy! All I need to pick up is the heavy cream! Thanks so much for sharing!!
I LOVE that you weigh your ingredients!!! I guess it's the Chemistry teacher in me but it's just more accurate. I would like to have seen you zest that lemon closer up though. I do NOT know how to do that, do you just take of the YELLOW or more. I sometimes get a bit of skin, MINE l in it too--ewwwwwww OHMYGOSH!! I'm DYING!!! those look AMAZING!!! The BOOK is great to hear about but your presentation is 1/2 of the JOY of cooking your recipes. It would make a great gift for my cooking TOTALLY impaired daughter though--she'd HAVE to have the videos too though!!
Awesome recipe but I patted the dough into a disk and placed the entire disk onto my cast iron skillet, then scored it and the results were great. Your lemon sugar info is great. I use a cheese grater to grate the butter and it works pretty well. John, your recipes are wonderful, thank you
Recipe:
Ingredients
▢ 2 cups all-purpose flour (240g)
▢ ⅓ cup granulated sugar plus more for sprinkling (66g)
▢ 2 teaspoons baking powder
▢ ½ teaspoon salt
▢ ½ cup cold unsalted butter cubed (113g)
▢ 1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries (6oz / 170g)
▢ zest of 1 lemon
▢ ¾ cup heavy cream (180mL)
▢ 1 large egg
Instructions
In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Add butter and work into the flour mixture with a pastry blender or by pressing the pieces between your fingers until they are about the size of peas. Stir in the blueberries and lemon zest.
In a small bowl, whisk together the cream and egg. Pour over the flour mixture. Mix together with your hands or a silicone spatula just until the mixture is mostly moistened (it should still be a little crumbly).
Turn out the dough onto a lightly floured surface. Knead it gently a few times to shape it into a ball. Press the dough into an 8-inch circle. Cut into 8 wedges.
Place wedges on a small parchment or silicone-lined baking sheet and freeze for 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 400F.
Transfer scones to a large baking sheet, placing them about 2 inches apart. Brush lightly with more cream and sprinkle with sugar.
Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until the tops are lightly browned and the bottom edges are golden. Let cool for at least 10 minutes before serving.
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Thanks I get so sick of recipe videos making you have to go to their website for the written recipe and steps
Now, this is how to do a cooking video. I’m blind, and could easily follow this recipe! Thank you so much! These sound delicious and I plan to make them.
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Thank you sooo much...I am a novice baker, fixed income and the bakery goods now in the stores are astronomical. I am learning so much from you, saving a ton of money and avoiding all the horrible chemicals they are injecting their breads, muffins, cakes etc. I am so glad I discovered you❤
And my delicious baked goods based on your recipes and instructions taste 1000 times better❤
Best blueberry scones recipe ever
It always amazes me how quickly scones come together - and how tasty they are! And blueberry and lemon zest are just magic!
Made these this weekend and they were a hit! So good and easy to make! And it was my first time making scones! Having these come out so good gave me the confidence to try other scone recipes! Thanks, John, for always making your recipes so easy to follow and with such terrific results!
I just made these this afternoon. Used my new scale (yes I listened to you, John ) to measure the flour. I followed your directions meticulously and made the BEST scones ever! I have made a lot of scones in the past 4 years when I broke out of my baking comfort zone and these win the blue ribbon among all my other recipes! Thank you!
Hi John, this is the second time I prepared your scones recipe. I had mother’s day tea today and everybody were raving about the scones . Thank you. I had prepared many of your recipes all delicious. Thank you!
I love that he has a drawer completely dedicated to sprinkles!
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No doubt, that's like a butter section in your fridge. 😊 which sounds awesome btw lol.
YES....I want my own sprinkle drawer!!!
Can confirm, at least for a cranberry+orange variation - this recipe yields the softest, most melt-in-your-mouth scones I’ve ever had!! Thank you so much John for sharing 💜
I was coming to the comments to specifically ask about this. Thank you so much!
I'm getting ready to finally make these. I'm going for chocolate and orange flavored scones. Came back to see if anyone made them yet so thanks for sharing your experience... 👍
Cranberry orange are my favorite. I’m not particularly fond of blueberries so I can appreciate changing this to a cranberry orange recipe.
Lindsey…it’s the butter that makes them like that. I love the cranberry/orange combo.
Thanks John, love the lemon sugar step!
Unfortunately I once worked somewhere they literally forced us to knead the scone dough!! (And use high protein flour with high hydration) I could not believe it. They turned out dry and overbaked on the outside with a bready/doughy center, and I was ashamed to participate in making people think that's what scones are like. But now that I don't work there anymore and have recovered a bit from that trauma (ha) I can again enjoy making flaky buttery scones such as these.
I am older lady and I must say... I learned a lot about baking and other recipes . I love how you present and lead your programms.
Your voice and appearance is ireally pleasant. So thank so much for being there for us. Love to you and your loved ones. 💖
I've made these before. Great recipe. Did it my first time making scones. My son said you need to sell these to Starbucks. Lol. They were a hit. The lemon 🍋 and blueberry is a great combo.
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Finally I found a scone that my great aunti, who was a baker & from Scotland mind ya, would be proud of! TY so much 💛
I found your channel a month ago and ever since then I’ve been learning how to bake and I’ve perfected ur apple pie recipe, thank you for helping me find a new passion and to find something that’s very much like therapy and relaxing to me. I love on the weekends to make a recipe of yours and either make it exactly like yours or add my own little kick to it. You are truly amazing and I aspire to be like your very chill and enthusiastic personality. It’s truly inspirational. You are one of a kind man.
Made this today! Substituted 60g sugar for 40g of maple syrup (added with the cream at the end) and they turned out fantastic and delicious!
Ty for this
I made these with dried cranberries and orange zest and used King Arthur's Measure for Measure gluten free flour. So yummy!! I also cut them into 12 instead of 8 so they would go further.🥰
Scones in this country can taste and feel like door stops. These look like the real deal. Can’t wait to make them!
I really dislike bad scones!!! They bring shame to a wonderful category of delicious recipes 😂💖
Bahaha! No wonder I never really cared for them. I’ll have to try this recipe. 🤣😂❤️❤️😊😊
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Heat oven to 190/170 fan
360g flour
60g white sugar
1tbsp baking powder
1tsp salt
Mix
Rub with 170g butter until pea like in consistency
Add 3/4 cup milk. Mix with spatula.
Fold in 1cup frozen berries.
Knead lightly. Roll into 1.5inch balls.
On baking tray, brush tops with milk, dust with sugar.
Bake 25 minutes.
For drizzle, combine powdered sugar and lemon juice until paint like in texture. Drizzle over when scones are cool.
What an absolutely delightful video. I learned why my previous attempts at blueberry scones failed. You explained every step so well. I wouldn’t even have to be watching the video to understand what you’re doing. And John you ROCK, you have a sprinkle drawer. Awesome!
I used to be the Manager of a restaurant with a Bakery. So I would get baked goods FRESH. Apricot & Crystallized Ginger scones are AMAZING! 😊
Recipe please! Thx
I made this recipe - the scones were fabulous!
I’ve never tried to make scones but now I need to! These look amazing! Especially the lemon sugar. Lemons are so good with blueberries and raspberries too
Great recipe, easy to follow. Made 8 scone batch, turned out like John's. My wife and I ate all 8 in one day. Made a second batch the following day. These are dangerously delicious and very simple to make.
I love scones, especially blueberry, because they're not overly sweet. Always assumed making homemade would be too complicated but this looks doable. Thank you so much.
I made these today, they turned out amazing. I froze my butter and grated it. After the dough is ready and cut into 8 scones I froze them for exactly twenty mins before baking. Just as he said. They were better than any coffee shop pastry. Thank you for this perfect recipe and video. I hade no idea it was this easy to make fresh scones
Hi John, I totally agree over using scales, I’m from the UK so that’s all we use, perfect results every time, I’ve used American cup measures and always weigh for the next time they’re too inconsistent……I totally love your channel x🇬🇧💕x
I made these for my friend who loves blueberry scones and she loved them! I had to tweak the recipe a bit because I didn't have cream (I used half n half). And I omitted the lemon zest because she is allergic. I did not top with cream and sugar because she prefers things less sweet. The 1/3 cup of sugar was the perfect amount. Thanks for sharing!
The lemon 🍋 zest is magical!!!
I just made these lovely scones for my 94 year old father!!! They were so beautiful!! Thank you!❤️
I just caught a view of the scale and it is the exact one that I have. I love mine! No one in my family really likes Blueberries so I went with the orange cranberry. I used your trick of making Orange sugar (Got my daughter involved) and WOW! That really upped the level of orange to the cranberry. Just perfect!
I made these John❣️ 3 times! I made some for my neighbors, my vet clinic staff and for my favorite family owned local grocery store! Everybody loved them! Of course I ate at least one out of every batch, they were delish…just a great recipe! Thank you for all your work and time, it was worth it! 🙏🏽🙋🏻♀️👍🏽Mia
I have been looking at recipe after recipe today (because my grandson was raving about a new scone café and I don’t want to be outdone! 🤣) - and yours are absolutely looking like what I had in my head. These are the ones I’m going with. Thank you so much.
I made these scones today! They came out so good. I measured everything properly and was careful just to fold in… I had a pan to use to fit in freezer but did not use my sheet pan. They looked so small but they grew in the oven! Shoot I had to recut them after they cooled 🤷🏻♀️I tasted a few that looked wonky and offered to my local grocers…happiness ensued. It was still a good day and I learned something…I thank you for the recipe..will do again☝🏽🙏🏽👍🏽 as an Army cook learning to bake, (many years ago) we used a scale for all baking…you could never get away without using the scale. Well our recipe cards were all for 100 portions and many times that was 100 x 3….😋
John your recipes are dangerously wonderful! I made your English toffee for Christmas gifts and l’m still hearing about how wonderful it was. Thanks for showing us the right way to make these recipes. 😋
Thank you so much for the clear instruction. I made it twice already and it tastes really delicious. I actually spread the dough out a little bit more to increase the crunchy surface when biting down on it. So good.
I love blueberry and lemon together! I usually make custard tarts with them but next bake will be these! I grew up in an Irish household, and ours always had raisins in them.
Hi my wonderful John, when I was a little girl lol a very very long time ago, my nanny was a fantastic cook , she taught me how to cook and now I’m a baker, but getting back to the scone’s, my nanny used to call them fattie cakes because they was alway cut imperfect, but they was the best scones you’ve ever had, even my children cook them, love ❤️ watching you John xxxxxx
Thanks so much john! I made these today and i can confirm that they were really tender and delicious. I had to use frozen blueberries because its hard to get fresh blueberries in my country because they’re counted as exotic fruit so its expensive and of poor quality. But there are some things i want to share: first whatever brand of frozen blueberries you’re using make sure they’re whole and not smushed because when you add it to the batter it becomes really wet and blueberry juices will leak everywhere and that’s what happened to me so to fix this i shaped it into triangles just like john and put them in the freezer overnight before baking (not 20 minutes) and they tuned out great even though the batter was a little wet. I also used whipping cream instead of heavy cream because it was hard to find so if you’re having the same problem and are wondering if whipping cream is fine it is. Last i brushed another layer of cream on the scones after it came out of the oven and it made them so shiny and beautiful.
Remember im a beginner baker and this recipe worked for me so im sure it will work for you too the important thing is to not give up and to keep trying :) good luck
I’ll answer any questions you have asap
Sounds like you are doing just fine as a beginner...keep up the good work!
I have made several recipes with frozen berries…I can always find fresh ones but I buy berries for smoothies so why not use them for baked goods? The trick to frozen berries is only add them at the end, frozen so when they bake they don’t explode and make a watery mess.
@@marinazagrai1623 Question for you if you don’t mind- you and the video says to add frozen berries at the end so they don’t run, yet you would think adding fresh berries at the beginning would run even MORE…I’m confused.
One would think to add FRESH berries at the end so they don’t run…?
Thanks for any feedback.
@@markcummings6856 I never said I use fresh berries. Check my comment.
Made this today to share with neighbor get together to talk about spring 🌱 gardening. My husband and son sample tested the scones. Delicious. Loved the addition of lemon zest to the recipe. 😉
Scones are my favorite , glad the recipe calls for things I have in the kitchen , just need a lemon and blueberries ❤
so excited for this recipe especially because my mom loves blueberry scones from starbucks so it will be amazing for me to bake these on mother’s day!!
This is so sweet 🌸
How did they turn out?
Panera Has great sconces.
Just returned from 15 days vacation in Great Britain. Followed your recipe and directions for blueberry scones, turned out amazing and tender , best rich scones I’ve ever made!! Thank you!
Love this guy as a kid learning how to cook he has helped me a ton! Keep up the excellent work
Your direction was accurate and clear. I made these this afternoon and you're right, the scent of that lemon sugar was so fresh and so divine. These were the lightest and best tasting scones I've ever eaten. I guess I just complimented both of us. Many thanks.
Thank you for the freezer before baking tip! This is the first time I've seen a recipe had that. I will be sure to try it next time I make scones 😊
Made these for my Irish husband for is birthday. Big success! We love the American scone!
Even though I'm on the ketogenic diet right now and cant really have any of these recipes 😪 I still watch you every time you're on because you are just so much fun to watch 😃 and I dream about someday making all these recipes.
What’s ketogenic means
❤️🍰🧁🍰🍓❤️ I'm from England and I don't mind the name John gives to the delightful treats he makes because, as Shakespeare said "...a rose by any other name would smell as sweet" and the scones (or whatever name one gives to the treats) are amazing because they're made by John❤️🍬🍓❤️🧁🍰❤️
True enough but a good friend tells you when you're mistaken. It's really quite simple. Just remember the rhyme:
the Scones... are Gone. 😊
I know but it's still "scawns" not "scoones"
@@eyeonit469 Or "scohnes"
What?! It’s pronounced scawns?! The things we hang on the walls?!
I've always wanted to make scones and followed your recipe after watching your video multiple times. They are delicious, I will definitely make again. I thought it was easier to mix the butter with your fingers. Thanks Love Your Videos.
Best blueberry scone recipe ever! I can’t stop making these! Thank you for such an awesome video!
I love blueberry scones. I used to make them and bring to my patients who could eat them. They loved them. Especially with the lemon glaze 😋
Thank you for this video!!
I love scones John! Blueberry scones are delicious. My favorite scones are vanilla bean and cranberry orange! Nice recipe 😋 👌
That is such a good combo too! 🤩
@@PreppyKitchen, my bff makes a scone recipe with dried cherries that's to die for. 💖🌞🌵😷
This is such a great recipe! I use fresh milled soft wheat flour and it adds a depth of flavor. Didnt need more sugar! They are excellent! Thank you for sharing this recipe!
yep. tried scones from the local grocery store with an in store bakery. they were DRY and TASTELESS. Had some while visiting Ireland and they were delicious.
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Isn't everything from the grocery store bakery dry and tasteless? And they probably did not use butter either.
✨Your extra baking tips are super! For example: variation in size of butter bits are okay!; cooling in the freezer- muy importante! or even freezing for another time! ; and, aha, brushing on the cream will also do away with any flour that ends up on outside of the scone! Thank you so much, great to be in the know by watching your videos!!! Also, you make me smile😊!
Thank you so much Theresa! Hope you enjoy the recipe!!
Made Paul Hollywood's scones yesterday, can't wait to make these.
Made your Oatmeal muffin recipe, came out great, family enjoyed them. Thank you so much!
just made this recipe I use raspberries soaked in honey with lemon juice they came out amazing. Thanks you for your help. Cold for scones is the trick.
I am SO excited for your book! I have loved following your page for years now
I just made these following your video today. They turned out amazing ! My husband came home just to have one ! Then I made a second batch ! Thank you John !!!!
I absolutely love your show. I’ve tried several of your recipes and they are great. I wish you had a show on the food network 😊
I have been trying for years to make scones. I always got stuck on keeping the butter cold. Most of the recipes i followed said to use grated or cubed frozen butter. You totally solved this issue but putting the completed dough in the fridge or freezer (for later use). This is so clever. I have saved your reciped and cannot wait to try it!
made two batches of these, one with blueberries and one with chocolate chips for a big family breakfast and they didn’t last long lol
they were delicious!
Thanks John for this amazing and easy recipe! :)
I've been wanting to make these for a year now, it's Saturday night 22:00, and I'm baking them...wow..what an amazing aroma coming from the oven... And yes they are absolutely fabulously delicious!
Thank you for your amazing recipes and videos😋
So i am not going to lie. I have never made a scone but i have always wanted to make some. My mom could make or bake anything!! And i mean anything. I happened to watch your video and this morning i thought, “i want those blueberry lemon scones.” So i made them. Well……. WOW is all i can say. I am now eating my second one just to make sure the first was not just a fluke😂!! It was NOT. It is so good i will be telling others how great and easy this recipe is to make and how they too can make them. Thank you for sharing this and my heart is overwhelmed by gratitude that you did, that i followed your simple instructions, and that these are the best thing ever!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Omg I made these today and followed all your steps and I couldn't stop eating them. So soft, light,tasty and buttery. Thanks for this fabulous recipe no more store bought scones for me. ❤❤❤
These look so yummy and pretty. I wonder if you take requests! I moved away from Oakland, CA several years ago and I miss the cornmeal and dried cherry scones a local bakery made there. Would you (or anyone reading this!) happen to have a recipe for such scones, or know where I could find one? And would the wonderfully detailed instructions you give for these blueberry scones also work for cornmeal scones? I definitely want to try your recipe, and I think the lemon sugar is brilliant!
OMG! I made this recipe this morning. The BEST scones I’ve ever tasted!!!! I opted for my food processor but kept your caution in mind. I pulsed very carefully making sure to leave bigger chunks of butter. The texture of the scone was like a delicate muffin and the outside had a delicate crunch. I’m already looking forward to breakfast tomorrow morning when I’m going to use my toaster oven to reheat before eating with scrambled eggs and sausage. YUMMY!!!
I’m just amazed how you keep uploading consistantly. That’s one of the reasons you’re my favorite youtuber
Aww thanks John! I have so many recipes to share! 😀
And another reason is that you keep responding to your subscribers. Thanks John!
Looks SO delicious - as always John! Would love to see your recipe hack on Panera's orange scone with orange icing ...it's divine, but think a homemade recipe would be even better...just seems a bit daunting but I know you would make it look easy!! Thanks for your uplifting videos - alway fun to watch! xoxo Amy❤
Theres another baker I follow called Baking a Moment. She has abasic scone recipe, ive used it a hundred times, its great. She also has diff flavors. She may have what ur looking for. I love baking scones, and use Johns recipe and hers. Both r great.
These are without a doubt THE BEST blueberry scones ever!!!!!!!!!!
Great recipe for Mother's Day breakfast! Thank you for sharing them
Just made these this morning! My first-ever time baking scones and they came out great! My husband loves them! I plan on trying this basic dough but with candied ginger and orange zest next! Thank you for posting this video!
And cranberry... ❤
I haven’t tried the recipe yet, but I just got some fresh blueberries and I will definitely try it out! Also I love the sprinkle drawer!
I made these. Not bad for my first time. The lemon sugar was awesome. AND I used my kitchen scale. I need to by a pastry brush. Two thumbs up! Thank you!
The intro will always be iconic✨✊🏻
Make no mistake, your book will be in my home! Seems natural because I have been cooking your recipes from a long time now, always amazed as I can't believe that I did so good, so delicious and so beautiful plates. Thank you.
Love, love, love this recipe!
My first time making scones today and the blueberry scones came out AMAZING! No more need to get from Panera anymore. 👩🍳
sooo good!! I’ve made these a few times and they are always a hit!!❤️ Thanks for the delicious recipe!!
I’m so happy you like the recipe!!!
Thank you for sharing this tasty recipe 🙇♀️
I made it but added cream cheese just because I had half block leftover in the fridge 🤭
Hubby likes it and I shared it to his Aunty. She said, "That's the best scone I've ever had!"
She asked for the recipe, to give it to her neighbor so the neighbor can make it for her ☺️
Production quality looks gorgeous here!! Love to see how far this channel has come (though it’s always been great!)
I absolutely love your recipes! Some are easy since I am a novice baker. I also like how you explain things and give baking tips. I prefer this instead of background music and it's so professional as well. Thanks for sharing! Yours truly, a preppy kitchen fan
Hahaha! This is classic: “What’s going on? Why can’t we just have nice things?”
I had a go at these and they are really very good. Quite a bit more moist than the English scones I'm used to.
Due to time constraints and space in the freezer I tried leaving them in the fridge overnight instead and this seems to have worked well. I made the dough the night before and had freshly baked scones in the morning.
Best explanation of how, why! my scones turn out cardboard...so now i have a much better idea how to do them! thank you!
THE BEST blueberry scone recipe I’ve found, and my hubby and kids are so grateful! 😋😋😋 Flavorful and perfectly moist. Thanks so much! 💗
At the beginning of the video I was thinking "that's not a scone!". So glad you clarified these are American scones and not English/Australian scones 😀
My pleasure! They are different for sure but both are delicious! 🫐✨
I use this recipe often for friends and neighbors, though I could eat them all, I prefer to share. Best scones I’ve ever eaten❣️ I finally got your book and I love it❤🙏🏽🙋🏻♀️👍🏽
I'm so excited! These look like the ones in the bakery section of the grocery stores here in the U.S. but I never tried them and now that I have Celiac & am dairy free, I can't. I will try this recipe with Gluten free King Arthur Flour, Earth Balance vegan butter & coconut milk and see how it goes!
Thank you for sharing this video. My granddaughter and I made these today. She is six years old and did most of the steps herself. They turned out wonderful! She watched your pancake video while waiting for the scones to be chilled enough to bake. That may be our next recipe.
Dang, everything you make looks soooo yummy. ❤️
Perfect blueberry scones and a delicious cup of tea.
I watch you and you always send me to my happy place. You are better than Wellbutrin! 😆🤣😂👍🏽
You have me in the kitchen at 11:00pm making scones. Biggin my back. Starbucks ain’t got NOTHING on this. Sooooo good.
Just made it and ended up eating two in a row 🤤. Love them!!!
I added a tsp of cinnamon and orange zest with the lemon. 🤌🏽🤌🏽 they are sooo soft and flaky.
Could you please have gluten-free options?
Swap the flour for gluten free flour. I personally like a mix of any almond flour and great values all purpose gluten free flour. You can use just the all purpose but I like a little grit from the almond.
I never liked scones because the few that I had tried were hard as a rock. This looks yummy! All I need to pick up is the heavy cream! Thanks so much for sharing!!
I LOVE that you weigh your ingredients!!! I guess it's the Chemistry teacher in me but it's just more accurate. I would like to have seen you zest that lemon closer up though. I do NOT know how to do that, do you just take of the YELLOW or more. I sometimes get a bit of skin, MINE l in it too--ewwwwwww OHMYGOSH!! I'm DYING!!! those look AMAZING!!! The BOOK is great to hear about but your presentation is 1/2 of the JOY of cooking your recipes. It would make a great gift for my cooking TOTALLY impaired daughter though--she'd HAVE to have the videos too though!!
You just want the yellow. It has the oils. The white pith is bitter.
Awesome recipe but I patted the dough into a disk and placed the entire disk onto my cast iron skillet, then scored it and the results were great. Your lemon sugar info is great. I use a cheese grater to grate the butter and it works pretty well. John, your recipes are wonderful, thank you
Did you bake in the cast iron in the oven? Or did you "bake" them on the stovetop in the cast iron skillet?
@@AlbaRanch I baked in the oven...turned out great.
Not sweet enough. I’d put little bit more of sugar
They aren’t supposed to be that sweet. That’s what clotted cream is for.