Blueberry Scone Fail

[electrolux137]

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<div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="e6se1-0-0"><span data-offset-key="e6se1-0-0"><span data-text="true">Purely on a whim tonight I tried my hand at making blueberry scones for the first time. I compared several recipes and chose the easiest one.</span></span></div>
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<div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="cgc76-0-0"><span data-offset-key="cgc76-0-0"><span data-text="true">Well, they look delicious but taste, well...</span></span></div>
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<div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="aip1q-0-0"><span data-offset-key="aip1q-0-0"><span data-text="true">I gave Arlee one; a couple minutes later he came in and said, "Something in this is tickling my throat." I also detected an odd, sharp taste. It was baking powder, even though I always use the non-aluminum kind. But too much is too much.</span></span></div>
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<div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="2mr3c-0-0"><span data-offset-key="2mr3c-0-0"><span data-text="true">They were also very crumbly and just fell apart. The only way to eat them was with a fork and even then they just made a big mess.</span></span></div>
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<div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="9n56s-0-0"><span data-offset-key="9n56s-0-0"><span data-text="true">I googled more recipes, and realized that the quantity of baking powder ranged from 2-1/2 teaspoons to 1 tablespoon. The one I followed called for 2-3/4 tablespoons! No wonder. It must have been a typo. ("Who knew?!")</span></span></div>
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<div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="554aq-0-0"><span data-offset-key="554aq-0-0"><span data-text="true">So into the trash the whole lot went, meaning I wasted about $15 worth of ingredients.</span></span></div>
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<div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="80bvn-0-0"><span data-offset-key="80bvn-0-0"><span data-text="true">I have more blueberries and will try again with a different recipe that has a lemon glaze. I hope they turn out as heavenly as they sound!!</span></span></div>
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[vacerator]

They don't look that bad.

Was your baking powder outdated by chance, or not enough salt?

 

[suckolux]

Sorry to hear that Charles! I use Barefoot Contessa's , always turns out easy if a bit messy, its a wet dough.

 

[kirbysthebest]

From King Arthur flour site

<h2> Fresh Blueberry Scones.</h2>
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<li data-serverid="IngredientLine">2 cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour or Pastry Flour</li>
<li data-serverid="IngredientLine">1/2 teaspoon salt</li>
<li data-serverid="IngredientLine">1/4 cup sugar</li>
<li data-serverid="IngredientLine">1 tablespoon baking powder</li>
<li data-serverid="IngredientLine">3/8 cup (6 tablespoons) cold butter, cut into pieces</li>
<li data-serverid="IngredientLine">2 large eggs, beaten</li>
<li data-serverid="IngredientLine">1/3 cup vanilla yogurt</li>
<li data-serverid="IngredientLine">1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract</li>
<li data-serverid="IngredientLine">1 tablespoon lemon zest (grated lemon rind); or 1/4 teaspoon lemon oil</li>
<li data-serverid="IngredientLine">1 cup blueberries, picked over and rinsed</li>
<li data-serverid="IngredientLine">2 tablespoons melted butter</li>
<li data-serverid="IngredientLine">2 tablespoons sugar</li>
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<li data-serverid="IngredientLine">8 1/2 ounces King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour or 7 1/2 ounces Pastry Flour</li>
<li data-serverid="IngredientLine">1/2 teaspoon salt</li>
<li data-serverid="IngredientLine">1 3/4 ounces sugar</li>
<li data-serverid="IngredientLine">3/8 ounce baking powder</li>
<li data-serverid="IngredientLine">3 ounces cold butter, cut into pieces</li>
<li data-serverid="IngredientLine">2 large eggs, beaten</li>
<li data-serverid="IngredientLine">2 5/8 ounces vanilla yogurt</li>
<li data-serverid="IngredientLine">1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract</li>
<li data-serverid="IngredientLine">1/8 ounce lemon (grated lemon rind); or 1/4 teaspoon lemon oil</li>
<li data-serverid="IngredientLine">6 ounces blueberries, picked over and rinsed</li>
<li data-serverid="IngredientLine">1 ounce melted butter</li>
<li data-serverid="IngredientLine">7/8 ounce sugar</li>
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<li data-serverid="IngredientLine">240g King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour or 212g Pastry Flour</li>
<li data-serverid="IngredientLine">1/2 teaspoon salt</li>
<li data-serverid="IngredientLine">50g sugar</li>
<li data-serverid="IngredientLine">12g baking powder</li>
<li data-serverid="IngredientLine">85g cold butter, cut into pieces</li>
<li data-serverid="IngredientLine">2 large eggs, beaten</li>
<li data-serverid="IngredientLine">74g vanilla yogurt</li>
<li data-serverid="IngredientLine">1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract</li>
<li data-serverid="IngredientLine">6g lemon (grated lemon rind); or 1/4 teaspoon lemon oil</li>
<li data-serverid="IngredientLine">170g blueberries, picked over and rinsed</li>
<li data-serverid="IngredientLine">28g melted butter</li>
<li data-serverid="IngredientLine">25g sugar</li>
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--> <span class="recipe-instruction-span" data-serverid="Instructions">Stir the eggs, yogurt, vanilla extract, and lemon zest or oil together. Add to the dry ingredients and stir just until combined. Stir in the blueberries. This dough is the consistency of a wet drop-cookie dough. </span></li>
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--> <span class="recipe-instruction-span" data-serverid="Instructions">Liberally flour your counter and your hands. Take the dough out of the bowl and place it on the counter. Pat it into a 1" thick rectangle. Cut into 10 triangular scones. Place on a well-greased cookie sheet. </span></li>
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--> <span class="recipe-instruction-span" data-serverid="Instructions">Brush the scones with melted butter, and sprinkle with sugar. Bake for 20 minutes, or until lightly browned and a cake tester inserted into a scone comes out dry. Cool completely on a rack. </span></li>
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[gottahaveahoove]

Arlee might accuse you of trying to

"off him". Witnesses.........
All kidding aside, poor Arlee.... your test kitchen. I made chicken cordon bleu...tried 4 different recipes until I liked one. My poor aunt ate those chickens for a month
WE got a scone recipe from the Little Sisters of the Poo. They sold them to raise funds. They were delicious.

 

[electrolux137]

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"<a name="start_33049.361161"></a><span style="color: #3366ff;">Little Sisters of the Poo"</span>


 


I'm not going to ask what they put into their scones.......

 

[gottahaveahoove]

So sorry.

 I thought I said "Little Sisters of the Poor"


   I guess a chocolate scone is out?

 

[vacerator]

"chocolate scone is out"

Well, no John, not if you bake them for Hillie in "The Help".

 

[kirbyvertibles]

omg guys I'm sitter here at work checking important emails ya know lol and I'm trying to be quiet until I read this post. I'm cracking up. Oh John, God bless typos!!!

 

[kirbyvertibles]

Well Hell I had a typo of my own lol I'm sitting here not sitter