Easy Gluten Free Blueberry Scones
This Easy Gluten Free Blueberry Scones recipe is full of fresh blueberries and is delicious. These bake up to be perfectly soft and flaky scones!
Updated 2/16/2023
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It occurred to me that I haven’t made scones in a loooong time. And that I hadn’t shared with you guys an updated recipe this recipe in AGES.
I’ve come a long way in my gluten free baking since the first time I made chocolate chip cookies. So I knew I need to share an updated recipe.
Because there is nothing better than a warm perfect scone with morning coffee.
These are THE BEST scones. I’m going to share tips to get the best results from this gluten-free scone recipe.
What You Need To Make Gluten Free Blueberry Scones
Before you get started, make sure you have everything you need.
Equipment needed for these Gluten Free Blueberry Scones
Wooden Spoon
Rubber Spatula
Whisk
pastry brush
Parchment paper
a Baking sheet
Basic Ingredients
diced cold butter ( unsalted butter)
Gluten Free All Purpose Flour ( I used Cup4Cup Multipurpose Flour) Bob’s Red mill 1 to 1 baking flour also works
1 cup almond flour
granulated sugar
baking powder
salt
egg
blueberries
vanilla extract
buttermilk
Before we Get Started:
What is the secret to these easy gluten-free blueberry scones? Follow these tips and you will have the flakiest scones ever!
- When it comes to Gluten-free baking, the brand of Gluten Free Flour you use matters. I use Cup4Cup or Bob’s Red Mill for baking because they are one-to-one flours and are so close to regular flour. No grittiness at all. (if you have tried any gluten free baking at all, you know this can be a problem).
- But the KEY to good scones, in general, is that all of your dairy products need to be COLD. You want to keep the butter as cold as possible for as long as possible. The milk too. Scones rely on cold fat for their flakiness.
- So I tend to freeze my butter, keep my flour in the refrigerator and I put my pastry board in the refrigerator before using it. Just so that everything can stay as chilled as possible.
- DO NOT OVER BAKE. An over baked scone is a dry scone!
- Don’t use fat free milk of any kind for the scones. They will be dry. The higher the fat content in your dairy, the more moist and tender your scones will be.
How to Make Gluten Free Blueberry Scones
Pre-Heat your oven to 400,
Add flours, baking soda, sugar into a large bowl and stir to combine
Cut your COLD butter into cubes using your pastry blender
Using your hands or a pastry cutter, cut the butter into the flour mix, until you have pea sized crumbs
Add Milk, stirring to incorporate
Fold in blueberries
Upend the contents of the bowl onto a cold floured surface and dust your hands with flour
Gently knead to incorporate all the ingredients and then pat into a round disc. But Don’t overwork!
Place dough on greased or parchment-covered cookie sheet
Brush with egg wash or milk.
Sprinkle with sugar
Cut into wedges with a sharp knife ( 8 slices for traditional-sized scones)
Bake for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown around the edges.
Let cool on a wire rack for 5-10 minutes.
Gluten Free Scone Varieties to Try
Add in…
- Lemon zest
- Lemon juice
- fresh fruit
- Chopped almonds or pecans
- Cranberries
- chocolate chips
Scone Toppings include:
- A simple glaze ( 1/2 cup of powdered sugar or 1/2 tsp vanilla)
- Dusting of confectioner sugar
- Sprinkle raw coconut sugar
For details, check out the recipe card below.
Easy Gluten Free Blueberry Scones
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup diced frozen unsalted butter
- 2 cups Gluten Free All Purpose Baking Flour cup4cup or bobs red mill 1 cup almond flour
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 egg ( 1 egg white if your mix is too dry)
- 1 cup blueberries fresh
- Zest and juice of one lemon
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2/3 cup buttermilk
- 1 egg + 1 tsp water egg wash or 2 tbsp milk
Instructions
- Whisk all purpose flour, almond flour, granulated sugar, lemon zest, salt, and baking powder. Add diced frozen butter and coat with dry mixture.Create a well and add butter milk, an egg and vanilla.Mix into almost incorporated. fold in the blueberriesUpend the contents of the bowl onto a cold floured surface and dust your hands with flourGently knead to incorporate all the ingredients and then pat into a round disc. But Don’t overwork! Spray a parchment lined baking sheet with non stick baking spray.Using a knife or bench scraper, cut 8 slices, but not all the way through. Brush with eggwash or milkBake in 400 degree oven for 12-15 mins or until golden brown Remove from oven and let rest for 5-10 mins.
You take amazing pics. I love your photos of the scones. These look absolutely amazing.
Blueberries make everything better! I love a good scone and yours look so delicious. I would love to have one for breakfast this morning.
I have several relatives that are GF. This is perfect for brunch!
I tried some of the Pamela’s products when I first went gluten-free. I’m currently not eating in grains, but I’m going to try to reintroduce some in the coming months. Once I learn more about how to properly grain (soaking and/or sprouting them). These look yummy.
Beautiful photography hehe! No seriously love this recipe and I pinned it as well, thanks for the share and can’t wait to try it!
These look so YUMMY!!! I love scones. I can’t wait to try this recipe!
I feel like I can eat this straight from the screen. OMG! I am trying out a few gluten free recipes and most have been a fail but this looks like it will work and taste fabulous. Just invite me over next time. Ha!
Looks so damn GOODDTT!! Will definitely give this recipe a try when I add breads back into my diet.
These look so good! Thanks for sharing!
They look delicious! Gonna have to try this recipe!
These look so delicious! I hope your son feels better soon. Maybe next time you make them he can enjoy more.
I am pinning these, yum!!
Great pictures and yummy looking scones. I was just thinking I needed some this morning!
Whoa. I think I just had a scone-gasm. Printing this recipe right NOW!
Yasss to the pictures love it. Now let’s talk about these scones…scones….I wanted to say something else but I will refrain.
These look delish! I haven’t ventured much into gluten free but these I definitely would try! 😉
I love blueberries. I love scones. And I try to eat gluten free. So, this is the perfect recipe for me. Thank you for posting.
My best friends son is GF. I’m always looking for great recipes to pass to her, this looks like one I’m going to have to pass along to her, it looks amazing!
These look tasty! Beautiful photography!
What a great recipe! I love blueberries, and enjoy experimenting with gluten free products.
My family loves blueberries and they would go crazy for these scones.
These sound perfect for a girl’s brunch!
This looks like a delicious recipe to try. Thanks for sharing it with us.
I used to have scones every morning when I lived in New York. I never would’ve thought to make them myself
These look so good!! I love blueberry anything 🙂 Definitely going to make this soon!
You don’t even know how much I love scones. I can not WAIT to give these a try as well.
those look delicious – i wish I could bake! I made scones once and they were horrible!
I haven’t made scones before but I have certainly enjoyed them. Great recipe!!
These look so tasty and easy to make. Blueberry is one of my favs.
We love scones. I can’t wait to make this for my family.
That looks delicious! Thanks for sharing the recipe.
you photos looks real, made me want to reach out and eat those scones.
This may sound crazy, but I don’t know if I’ve ever had a scone! If they are as good as they look, I will need to try them soon!
I don’t think I have ever tried scones before. I am going to have to make sure to try this out for sure.
Those look delish. I will have to make these.
I want one slice please for my coffee which is am drinking right now. It looks delicious too.
Pamela’s baking products are not available where I live; wondering what the weight is of a “bag”- I’d try subbing another mix. These look delicious!
Delicious and will DEFINATELY make again, but note the following: The written directions don’t match the printed text. 1) the long version talks about putting the mixture on a floured board and fold, while the printed recipe says to put directly onto the parchment paper. I think the few folds would indeed make it less crumbly 2) the 1 cup almond flour is always 1 cup no matter if you make 1 batch of 6, or 3x of 18. 3) Had to add some extra egg white because the mixture was so dry. and 4) Specify fresh blueberries. I used frozen and thawed them before using. Turned the scones distinctly purple!
THANK YOU!! Thank you so much for these updates. I love it when people actually make the recipe and come back with suggestions to make it better. I agree so much about the bluberries that I added it in And thank you so much for telling me that the printed directions had not been updated!