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mountain huckleberry scones on a wooden plate

Mountain Huckleberry Scones

Mountain huckleberries in a soft yet flakey scone with a slightly crusted outside.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Servings: 8
Course: Breakfast

Ingredients
  

  • 3 cups All purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup Brown Sugar
  • 4 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 3/4 cup unsalted butter cold
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg
  • 1 cup Mountain Huckleberries or 1/2 pint
  • extra sugar and cinnamon for sprinkling

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 400 °
  2. Pour dry ingredients into a bowl, flour, sugar, salt, backing powder, cinnamon and nutmeg.
  3. Cut the butter into the flower mixture until the butter is in small pieces, pea sized is good.
  4. Wisk the egg in separate bowl, mix in milk.
  5. Pour milk and egg to the flour mixture, add in huckleberries.
  6. Fold the mixture together to combine, do not over mix.
  7. Once it starts to come together use your hands to form the dough into a ball. Do not knead.
  8. Press the dough into a disk shape and cut into wedges.
  9. Place on greased cooking sheet or cast iron pan.
  10. Sprinkle with brown sugar and cinnamon.
  11. Bake at 400 ° for 15 minutes or until the top is a nice golden brown.