Fresh Lemon-Blueberry Scones - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
0
Calories
0g
Protein
0g
Carbs
0g
Fat
Enjoy sweet and tender scones without all the work of rolling and cutting, thanks to a shapely baking pan.
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup firm butter or margarine
- 1 package (3 oz) cream cheese, softened
- 1 egg
- 1/3 cup milk
- 3/4 cup fresh blueberries
- Lemon juice
- Sugar
Instructions
- Heat oven to 400 ºF. In large bowl, mix flour, 1/4 cup sugar, the lemon peel, baking powder and salt. Cut in butter, using pastry blender or crisscrossing 2 knives, until mixture looks like fine crumbs.
- In small bowl, mix cream cheese and egg until smooth. Gradually stir in milk and blueberries. Stir cream cheese mixture into flour mixture until dough leaves side of bowl and forms a ball.
- Place about 1/3 cup dough in each wedge of ungreased divided scone pan. Brush with lemon juice. Sprinkle with sugar.
- Bake 20 to 22 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove from pan to cooling rack. Serve warm.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Lemon.
Lemons can help to prevent oxidative damage to the body, which women with PCOS are often susceptible to. Lemons are also rich in vitamin C, flavonoids, and other antioxidants. They can potentially support the immune system and have other health benefits. Lemons also have a low glycemic index, so they should not cause a rapid rise in blood sugar when consumed in natural form.
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