Gluten Free Blueberry Scones (Lemon Glazed)

These buttery Gluten-Free Blueberry Scones are bursting with blueberries and drizzled with a tangy lemon glaze. These are the perfect treat for breakfast, brunch or snacks any time of day.

Scones are a perfect way to treat Mom on Mother's Day. Like these Lavender Scones or these Earl Grey Scones, gluten-free blueberry scones are easy to make and sure to please.

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• Why You'll Love This Recipe
• Best Gluten-Free Flour For Baking?
• Ingredients You'll Need
• How to Make It: Step by Step
• Tips For Gluten-Free Baking
• Variations
• More Delicious Gluten-Free Baking:
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Why You'll Love This Recipe

• These scones are gluten-free, but because I used a measure-for-measure gluten-free flour blend, you can easily make the recipe with regular flour if you choose.
• These are tender and flaky, with a crunchy exterior
• They're chock full of luscious blueberries
• A lemony glaze adds a finishing touch and compliments the blueberries to perfection.
• Gluten-Free Scones are easy to make!

Best Gluten-Free Flour For Baking?

No two gluten-free flour blends are exactly alike, so it's a good idea to try a few different blends to find one that you like.

There are now plenty of measure-for-measure blends available, which makes life much simpler because you can often just replace the wheat flour in recipes.

Some of the blends contain xanthan gum, which is a natural ingredient that provides elasticity and fluffiness to gluten-free baked goods. However, if your blend does not contain the gum you can also buy it separately and add it to your recipe.

A few brands, like the one I used in this recipe, contain milk powder, so watch for that if you are dairy-free or vegan.

Ingredients You'll Need

• Gluten-Free Flour Blend: As mentioned above, no two gluten-free flour blends are exactly the same. For this reason, I can only vouch for the one that I used to make this recipe: Cup4Cup. Please be aware that this brand contains milk powder if you are dairy-free. And, if gluten is not a problem for you, you can use regular all-purpose flour, too.
• Blueberries: For this recipe, I used thawed frozen blueberries, but you can use an equal amount of fresh blueberries, or even dried blueberries.
• Butter: I used regular salted butter for this recipe.
• Buttermilk: I don't usually have buttermilk on hand, so I make my own substitute by adding a tablespoon of lemon juice to one cup of any milk, which for this recipe is almond milk.
• Sugar: Just a small amount of sugar is all that's needed here because the blueberries and lemon glaze add their own sweetness.

How to Make It: Step by Step

Make the Scones

1. Whisk together the dry ingredients.
2. Cut in the butter using a pastry blender.
3. Stir in the blueberries and sugar.
4. Add egg and buttermilk and combine.
5. Shape into a rectangle, then cut into triangles
6. Bake

Make the Glaze

1. Stir powdered sugar and lemon juice together until smooth.
2. Drizzle or spread the glaze on the scones.

Tips For Gluten-Free Baking

1. Measuring: Because gluten-free flour blends tend to be finer than wheat flour, they pack differently. So it's important to spoon the flour into your measuring cup rather than scoop it directly.
2. Mixing: When mixing scones and muffins made with wheat flour you want to avoid overmixing. When using gluten-free flour blends, it's ok and even beneficial to really mix well. This will give the batter more rise.
3. Cold Ingredients: For the flakiest scones, butter, eggs, milk, and blueberries should be cold, so keep them in the fridge until you are ready to use them.
4. Handling: Handle the dough as little as possible to avoid warming it. If the scones go into the oven cold they will keep their shape instead of spreading.
5. Sticky Dough: Don't be alarmed if your dough is quite sticky. Gluten-free flour behaves differently, so you will need extra flour for your work surface and hands when patting out, shaping, and cutting the dough.
6. Baking powder: Be sure to use gluten-free baking powder if you need the scones to be gluten-free. (Not all baking powder brands are gluten-free).

More Delicious Gluten-Free Baking:

• Gluten-Free Carrot Cake
• Meyer Lemon Curd Tart (Gluten-Free)
• Pumpkin Pecan Muffins (Gluten-Free)
• Apple Ricotta Cake (Gluten-Free Cake)
• Cherry Almond Clafoutis (Gluten-Free)

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