BLUEBERRY SCONES (Submitted by the beautiful Sherrye Clark)

♥ Here u go darlin!, I cannot really believe u are using this, I'm a whole new level of dancey right about now ♥ They were so easy I couldn't believe it. When you head back to the coast, I'm on the way, we gotta get together and cook some ridiculously good stuff. I love you.

Blueberry Scones:

* 2 cups all-purpose flour
* 1 tablespoon baking powder
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 2 tablespoons sugar
* 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, cold, cut in chunks
* 1 cup heavy cream, plus more for brushing the scones
* 1 cup fresh blueberries

Lemon Glaze:

* 1/2 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
* 2 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
* 1 lemon, zest finely grated
* 1 tablespoon unsalted butter

Directions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

Sift together the dry ingredients; the flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar. Using 2 forks or a pastry blender, cut in the butter to coat the pieces with the flour. The mixture should look like coarse crumbs. Make a well in the center and pour in the heavy cream. Fold everything together just to incorporate; do not overwork the dough. Fold the blueberries into the batter. Take care not to mash or bruise the blueberries because their strong color will bleed into the dough.
*I'm gonna add a note here, because I used frozen blueberries. I drained them well, and they still broke apart a little and it made them "bleed into the dough" as warned. Who cares? The color was beautiful. I did need to compensate for the extra juice by working a little self rising flour in. *
Press the dough out on a lightly floured surface into a rectangle about 12 by 3 by 1 1/4 inches. Cut the rectangle in 1/2 then cut the pieces in 1/2 again, giving you 4 (3-inch) squares. Cut the squares in 1/2 on a diagonal to give you the classic triangle shape. Place the scones on an ungreased cookie sheet and brush the tops with a little heavy cream. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes until beautiful and brown. Let the scones cool a bit before you apply the glaze.

Technically you should make this simple lemon glaze in a double boiler (i.e. over a pot of simmering water with a heatproof bowl set on top) but it's even simpler to zap it in the microwave. Mix the lemon juice and confectioners' sugar together in a microwave-safe bowl. Stir until the sugar dissolves. Add the lemon zest and butter. Nuke it for 30 seconds on high. Whisk the glaze to smooth out any lumps, then drizzle the glaze over the top of the scones. Let it set a minute before serving.

"The morning cup of coffee has an exhilaration about it which the cheering influence of the afternoon or evening cup of tea cannot be expected to reproduce."~Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., "Over the Teacups," 1891