Why have I always thought of scones as dry, crumbly, tasteless things that 18th century lords and ladies ate in their stuffy parlors? Goodness, these things are actually heavenly!! As a nod to all the tea times in Pride and Prejudice, I was inspired to make a tea glaze to drizzle over these scrumptious scones. Warm, soft and bursting with berries, they are a tea drinkers delight.

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Berry Scones with Tea Glaze

Prep Time30

Cook Time15

Total Time45

Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: English

Keyword: berries, glaze, scones, tea

Servings: scones

Calories: 603kcal

Author: The Nerdy Gourmet

Ingredients

3 cups flour
1/3 cup sugar
1 tsp salt
1 tbsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
3/4 cup unsalted butter, cold, cubed
1 cup buttermilk
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 cup blueberries
1/4 cup raspberries

Glaze

1/2 cup milk
3 bags ceylon or Earl Grey tea
1.5 - 2 cups confectioners sugar

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Mix flour, sugar, salt, baking powder and baking soda.
Cut in cubes of butter.
Add buttermilk and vanilla. Stir together but dont over mix.
Knead for 2-3 minutes.
Fold in berries.
Pat into 1" round.
Cut into 8 wedges.
Bake 12 minutes or until golden brown. Cool.

Glaze

Heat the milk to a simmer- do not boil. Pull off of the heat and add the tea bags. Let steep for 5 minutes.
Pull the tea bags from the milk and let it cool slightly.
Add powder sugar, 1/2 cup at a time. I needed two cups of sugar for my liquid glaze. Add more if you desire a thicker glaze. Enjoy with your favorite cup of tea.

Nutrition

“By tea-time, however, the dose had been enough, and Mr. Bennet was glad to take his guest into the drawing-room again, and, when tea was over, glad to invite him to read aloud to the ladies.”

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Tea and Berry Scones