Breakfast for 8
Blueberry Scones
$2.86for 440 minServes 8
These buttery blueberry scones mix with orange zest, shape into wedges, and bake until crisp outside and tender inside.
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What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Oranges, a little$1.49/lb typical | a little | $0.03Typical price |
 | Butter, 4 oz$0.40/oz typical | 4 oz | $1.60Typical price |
 | Eggs, 1$0.30 each typical | 1 | $0.30Typical price |
 | Heavy cream, 4.75 oz$0.22/oz typical | 4.75 oz | $1.02Typical price |
 | Berries, 5 oz$0.40/oz typical | 5 oz | $2.00Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $5.72 | ||
Swaps
- Swap heavy cream for evaporatedabout $0.08/oz less at typical prices
- Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
Pantry staples you likely have
FlourSugar and brown sugarBaking powder and soda
Not included in the cost.
- 40 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 8servings as written
- $typical cost tier
AmericanVegetarianBudgetBreakfastsSummer
Typical price
$0.72 per serving$2.86 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp grated orange zest
- 1/2 cup cold salted butter
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup cold heavy cream
- 1 cup blueberries
- 1 few tablespoons of additional heavy cream for brushing the tops (optional)
- turbinado sugar for sprinkling the tops (optional)
Steps
- Heat the oven to 400 F and line a baking sheet with parchment.
- Whisk the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and orange zest in a large bowl.
- Cut in the cold butter until the mixture has pea-sized pieces.
- Whisk the egg with the cream, stir it into the flour mixture, and fold in the blueberries.
- Pat the dough into a thick round, cut it into eight wedges, and brush the tops with cream.
- Sprinkle with turbinado sugar and bake for 20 to 24 minutes, until golden and firm.
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