Lower Fat Lemon Blueberry Scones Food

LEMON BLUEBERRY SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
• Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, lemon zest, salt, and baking soda in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse 3 or 4 times to mix. Add butter and pulse until mixture resembles coarse crumbs, 20 to 25 times. Pour mixture into a large bowl. Fold in blueberries, making sure they are well coated with the dry ingredients.
• Beat 1/2 cup heavy cream, egg, and lemon juice together using a fork in a small bowl. Stir into flour mixture and mix just until slightly moistened.
• Turn dough out onto a well floured surface. Gather dough in a circle using floured hands, kneading only slightly to incorporate any remaining dry ingredients. Flatten dough into a 9-inch round disc; cut disc into 8 triangles. Transfer scones using a bench scraper to the prepared baking sheets (4 scones per baking sheet). Brush scones with 2 tablespoons heavy cream.
• Bake in the preheated oven until light brown, 20 to 23 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• Mix powdered sugar and lemon juice together in a small bowl. Transfer to a small resealable plastic bag; snip the corner off of the bag using scissors, and drizzle cooled scones with glaze.

LOW-FAT BLUEBERRY SCONES (USING HEART HEALTHY BISQUICK MIX)

Steps:

• NOTE: I make these scones using the "Bisquick Heart Healthy" lower fat product, but the nutrition content stated is for Standard Bisquick.
• In a large bowl, gently toss Bisquick Mix, sugar and blueberries. If you have a fresh lemon, you can also add 1 t. lemon ZEST for a great flavor boost. Set aside dry mixture.
• In a 1 cup measure, whisk milk and egg together.
• Pour liquids into Bisquick bowl and use a fork to mix things together gently. Use a large cookie scoop to portion out 8 dollops of dough onto parchment paper.
• Use wet fingers to flatten each scone slightly.
• Bake 400 degrees for 10 minutes or until edges are browning.
• Glaze: Mix lemon juice with Confectioners Sugar to achieve a thin consistency. Drizzle over cooled scones.
• NOTE: Due to low fat content, these probably won't freeze very well, so make them and eat them!

LOW FAT BLUEBERRY LEMON CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 12 cup non-stick or silicone bundt pan with cooking spray.
• In a large mixing bowl cream together, butter, applesauce, brown sugar, white sugar and sugar substitute. Add in egg substitute and vanilla extract and mix well. It might look slightly separated but that is o.k.
• In another bowl whisk 2 1/2 cups flour with baking powder and salt; set aside.
• Add flour mixture to butter mixture in three additions, alternating with sour cream.
• Re-use flour bowl to toss blueberries and zest with remaining teaspoon flour.
• Spread batter in prepared pan.
• Bake cake on bottom rack of oven until a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean, about 60 to 70 minutes.
• Cool in pan 20 minutes then invert onto a wire rack.
• Make a simple glaze with icing sugar and lemon juice or dust with icing sugar just before serving.

HEALTHY BLUEBERRY SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Line a large baking sheet with a silicone mat or parchment paper.
• Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl. Cut butter into flour mixture with a pastry blender or two knives until it resembles a coarse crumbs.
• Add egg, buttermilk and vanilla. Stir with a fork until a dough forms. Fold in blueberries. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto prepared baking sheet.
• Bake for 12-14 minutes.
• Yield 24 small scones.

LEMON SCONES, LOW FAT

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F Coat baking sheet with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, cardamom or coriander, salt, and the 2 tablespoons sugar.
• Drizzle with oil and mix with fork until evenly distributed.
• Reserve 1 tablespoon egg whites.
• Stir yogurt, lemon peel, and remaining egg whites into flour mixture.
• Stir gently with fork until mixture holds together.
• Turn onto lightly floured surface.
• Knead about 8 strokes to mix dough thoroughly.
• Pat out dough to form 8-inch circle.
• With sharp knife, cut evenly into 8 wedges.
• Arrange wedges, about 1 inch apart, on prepared baking sheet. Brush with reserved egg whites.
• Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon sugar.
• Bake 15 minutes, or until golden brown.

LOWER FAT LEMON-BLUEBERRY SCONES

Steps:

• For Scones:.
• Preheat oven to 400 F and cover a cookie sheet with parchment.
• Zest the two lemons and set aside, then juice both lemons and place in a separate bowl. You'll be using the juice in both the scones and the drizzle.
• Cut up butter into small pieces, and place in freezer while completing the rest of the steps.
• Put both flours, sugar, baking powder, salt, and lemon zest in the bowl of a food processor, and process until mixed.
• In a small bowl, beat egg, vanilla, and buttermilk together. Set aside.
• Add cream cheese and butter to the dry ingredients in the food processor. Pulse until the mixture forms large crumbs.
• Add one tablespoon of reserved lemon juice (save the remaining juice for the drizzle) to the mixture in the food processor and pulse a few times.
• While pulsing the processor, add the egg, vanilla and buttermilk mixture to the rest of the mix in a slow steady stream. Continue to mix until it all holds together. The dough is a bit softer than some scone recipes. It may stick a bit, but don't be alarmed.
• Flour your counter top liberally, and dump dough out. Gently toss the dough in the flour to make it easier to work with.
• Gently knead in the blueberries (I use frozen and keep them frozen right up until this step), being careful not to overwork the dough.
• Half the dough, and press each into a small circle. Then cut each circle into eight wedges. Place the wedges on the cookie sheet.
• If you wish (and I do) sprinkle each scone with a bit of sugar.
• Bake for 15 minutes or until lightly golden.
• For Lemon Drizzle:.
• Place powdered sugar and salt into a small bowl and mix well.
• Add the remaining lemon juice from the scone recipe one tablespoon at a time, and mix well until a loose glaze forms.
• To serve, pour drizzle over each scone and enjoy!