If you’ve ever had a store-bought scone, chances are it was dry and crumbly. My recipe is flaky yet still tender, thanks to the olive oil in the pastry flour dough. A light icing drizzle balances out the tartness of blueberries.
Ingredients
For the Scones:
- 2 cups pastry flour, plus more for the cookie sheet and shaping the dough
- 1/4 cups whole wheat pastry flour
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon coarse sea salt
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 2/3 cup half-and-half
- 1 extra-large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup fresh blueberries, rinsed and patted dry
For the Glaze:
- 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
- 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
Directions
Step 1
Preheat your oven to 400°F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and sprinkle it liberally with flour.
Step 2
Place the 2-1/4 cups flour (pastry and whole wheat), sugar, baking powder, and salt in a mixing bowl and whisk to combine. In a separate bowl, thoroughly whisk the olive oil, half-and-half, egg, and vanilla. Using a large spatula, fold in the blueberries and then the flour mixture. Be careful not to overmix, which can cause too much gluten development and a dense scone.
Step 3
Turn the dough out onto the parchment paper. Heavily flour your hands and use them to pat the dough into a 12-by-8-inch rectangle (do not use a rolling pin). If the dough is extremely wet, sprinkle on a tablespoon of additional flour. Use a bench scraper to help even out the edges, cut the dough into 12 triangles or squares, and then move the pieces as needed to leave about two inches between them.
Step 4
While the scones are cooling, mix the confectioner’s sugar and lemon juice, thinning if needed with 1 tablespoon of water. Use a spoon to drizzle on the icing in a crisscross pattern.
Step 5
Serve warm or at room temperature. Store any leftovers in the fridge.
Yields 12 scones