Recipe: blueberry scones

The English eat them with clotted cream and jam; we eat them with blueberries and elderflower syrup. Not only delicious with a cup of coffee or tea, but simply all day long. And with this recipe by Heel Holland Bakt winner Rutger van den Broek, they’re also really easy to make. Enjoy!

How to make the blueberry scones

• Preheat the oven to 200 ºC and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Put the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a bowl and mix.
• Cut the butter into cubes and rub them into the flour mixture until the pieces of butter are the size of coarse breadcrumbs.
• Mix in the blueberries, then add the egg and yogurt.
• Mix everything with your hands until it forms a cohesive dough.
• Do not knead the dough too firmly; you want to keep the blueberries whole.
• On a floured work surface, shape the dough into a round disc about 2 centimetres thick and 20 centimetres in diameter.
• Use a sharp knife to cut it into 8 wedges and place them on the baking sheet.
• Bake the scones for 12–19 minutes until golden brown and cooked through.
• Mix the icing sugar with the elderflower syrup and brush it over the (lukewarm) scones.
• Serve the scones as fresh as possible.

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