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whole wheat blueberry almond scones

whole wheat blueberry almond scones

5 from 3 votes
This whole wheat blueberry almond scones recipe offers delicious flavor and a nice shot of nutrition. So easy to make!
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings: 12 (2 scones each)
Course: teatime
Cuisine: English

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1 stick unsalted butter
  • 2 cups whole wheat flour
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1 tbsp power seeds (any mix of chia seeds, flaxseed meal, and hulled hemp seeds)
  • 1 tbsp cornstarch
  • 1 tbsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pure vanilla or almond extract
  • 2-4 tbsp milk (whatever kind you have in your fridge)
  • 1 cup dried blueberries
  • 1/2 cup sliced almonds
For the glaze:
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 tbsp milk

Method
 

  1. Measure 1 cup of heavy cream and place it in the freezer for ten minutes. In the meantime, melt the stick of butter in a microwavable container that will hold at least two cups. Set aside.
  2. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  3. In a large bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, super seeds, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
  4. When the ten minutes have passed, take the cream out of the freezer and slowly pour it into the melted butter. Stir briskly with a fork as you pour. It will look grainy. Then stir in the extract.
  5. Pour the butter and cream mixture over the dry ingredients. Stir with a sturdy spoon until fully incorporated, adding 2-4 tbsp milk as needed.
  6. Fold in the blueberries and almonds.
  7. Spray 2 large baking sheets with nonstick spray or line with parchment. Scoop heaping tablespoons of the dough onto the prepared pans, leaving about two inches between drops of dough.
  8. Bake 10-12 minutes until lightly browned.
  9. In a small bowl, stir together the powdered sugar and milk to make the glaze. Transfer all the scones to a cooling rack and place it on one of the baking sheets. Drizzle with the glaze. Let cool completely before transferring to an airtight container.

Notes

  • This is a large amount of dried blueberries; feel free to adjust.
  • My yield was 24 scones. I baked 8 per pan and used my double oven, but I still needed an extra ten minutes to get them all. The baking time listed reflects this. You could probably put them a little closer together and be ok, especially if your flour was cold. Mine didn't spread much.