Blueberry Blackberry and Orange Streusel Scones

My blogger friend Hani from Haniela's came up with the idea of having a berry filled day with BERRIYLICIOUS! A few food bloggers across the world will post a mouthwatering berry filled recipe on the same date and overwhelm our fans with so many berries! But really, are there ever too many berries?
I personally don't think so, as i can eat them every day, all day long!!!!
I decided on scones since they are easy to make and yet so tasty!
Enjoy!

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Ingredients:

2 cups all purpose flour

1/3 cup demerara sugar

pinch of salt

2 teaspoons baking powder

6 tablespoons chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1 Tbsp sections

1 large egg

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

zest of 2 oranges

1/2 cup milk

1 cup blueberries

1/2 cup blackberries

Streusel:

1/4 cup all purpose flour

1/4 cup demerara sugar

2 tablespoons chilled unsalted butter

sweet mascarpone cheese to serve

Preheat oven to 400F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper, or if using a scone pan, lightly grease pan with oil spray.

In the bowl of a food processor pulse together together flour, sugar, salt and baking powder. Add pieces of butter and pulse until mixture looks like coarse crumbs. In a separate bowl, beat together egg, vanilla . orange zest and milk. Add to flour/butter mixture and pulse only a few times until combined

(don't over mix or the scones will be tough). Remove from food processor and place in a lightly floured surface. Fold in the blueberries and blackberries and knead dough gently 5 or 6 times. Pat into a circle that is about 1 1/2 inches thick. Cut into 8 wedges. Places scones in baking sheet or scone pan.

in a small bowl whisk together flour and sugar. Add small pieces of cold butter and with a fork, cut butter until crumbly. Top each scone with a tablespoon of streusel. 

Bake in preheated oven for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center of scones comes out clean. Cool on a rack and serve the same day with a dollop of sweetened mascarpone cheese.

Now go and check all the other fabulous berry recipes on BERRYLICIOUS!

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2. Charity, Foodlets – Strawberry - Banana Popsicles

3. Jamie, Green Beans & Grapefruit - Mixed Berry & Cookie Butter Clafouti

4. Hani, Haniela’s – Red Currant Meringue Cake

5. Katrina, In Katrina’s Kitchen - Frozen Blueberry Basil Lemonade Pies

6. Sue, Munchkin Munchies - English Matrimonials

7. Bia, Rich and Sweet - Blueberry Blackberry Orange Streusel Scones

8. Sam, Sams Kitchen - Eton Mess Mini Cheesecakes

9.  Sherron, Simply Gourmet Photography - Mulberry Syrup

10. Ann, Sumptuous Spoonfuls  -  Strawberry Chia Jam

11. Karen, Trilogy Edibles - Meringue Nest with a Bumbleberry Compote