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Like about every other female human I know, I absolutely LOVE Pinterest. I started using it the month before Sophie was born and it was so nice to finally transfer all my bookmarks (and there were hundreds) into a visual format. SO much better! One of the other benefits of Pinterest is being able to see what other people whose work or style I admire are pinning. It’s the land of a million good ideas!
And that’s where we got the idea for these beautiful biscuits.
Although the inspiration biscuits were beautiful, I just adapted my favorite recipe for buttermilk biscuits by adding in a bunch of blueberries and topping them with a little coarse sugar. They were fabulous! I loved that they weren’t too sweet, were light and tender, and were NOT dry. (That’s always my problem with scones…too dry…)
I’ll be honest, they’re so good plain I ate mine sans toppings, but they’re the perfect vehicle for something like blueberry compote, your favorite jam, lemon curd, or a flavored butter. They’re perfect for breakfast, brunch, or breakfast for dinner (our favorite).
We made ours with fresh blueberries, but I think frozen would work just fine. The only side effect of using frozen blueberries (don’t thaw them) is that you’ll have slightly more bleeding from the berries, which isn’t a problem in my book.
Happy eating!
- 3c flour
- 2 Tbsp sugar
- 5 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 6 Tbsp butter
- 1¼c buttermilk
- 1 eggs
- 1½c blueberries (don’t thaw if using frozen)
- Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Add the butter and combine with a pastry blender or two forks until very crumbly. The pieces should be no larger than peas. (Alternately, you can combine the dry ingredients in a food processor and pulse until the pieces are no larger than peas.)
- *If desired, you can prepare the dough up to this point and refrigerate up to 1 day until ready to continue.
- Combine egg and buttermilk and pour into dry mixture. Add blueberries, and gently stir with a fork until just combined. Flour the countertop and turn dough onto the counter.
- Pat out to a square, about ¾″ in thickness. Being careful not to slice all the way through, slice large square into 16 smaller squares, keeping the dough in one large piece. Carefully transfer scored biscuits to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper (this is easier with a spatula or a bench scraper).
- Bake at 450 degrees for about 15 minutes, or until tops are just golden.
Inspired by Pink Pistachio, recipe my own.
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These sound so yummy! I’ve never been interested in scones due to the dryness factor, these seem to solve that problem. I love having another good blueberry recipe!
It is 7.30pm where I am and I have to put my little girl to bed and make dinner for my husband and I… However, I am seriously considering making these instead… YUM.
Ok so I made them this morning instead, and really, YUM! I love your recipes
xxx
Naomi – Thank you so much! I appreciate your kind words. I always love hearing from you!
Oh these looks so good! Curious, do you know the nutrition facts on one serving?
Jessie – I haven’t done the math, but I like using this calculator at Sparkpeople to calculate homemade recipe nutrition facts. Hope that helps!
These look awesome. I love pinterest so much – I don’t know how any of us functioned without it.
Oh my goodness! Printing this NOW!
I love the photo with the butter, I’m drooling!
I absolutely LOVE your blog and have tried several of your recipes. All delicious! These biscuits just came out of the oven and the look AND smell fantastic! Thank you!
I think I love you. This looks like the most delicious thing I’ve seen online in a long time. Thank you so much for sharing them.
Wonderful recipe and I do have to use up a lot of blueberries before we move so thank you…
Yumm i would love to try this but im allergic to dairy products . Can i use something else instead of the butter and buttermilk ?
Rebecca – I’ve never tried it dairy-free. I know that the flavor wouldn’t be the same (butter and buttermilk lend a LOT of the flavor in the biscuit), but I know people who make biscuits with vegetable shortening, and I know others who use 1c non-dairy milk + 1 tsp vinegar for a non-dairy buttermilk substitute. I’ve never tried either with this recipe, so I can’t guarantee your results, but I wish you the best of luck!