Description
Sweet Blueberry Biscuits with Lemon Glaze are a delightful combination of soft, fluffy biscuits packed with juicy blueberries and topped with a zesty lemon glaze. Perfect for breakfast, brunch, or dessert, this easy recipe uses simple ingredients and delivers mouthwatering results in just 35 minutes.
Ingredients
f
or the Biscuits:
- All-purpose flour
- Sugar
- Baking powder
- Salt
- Unsalted butter (frozen and shaved)
- Full-fat buttermilk
- Frozen blueberries
- Melted unsalted butter
For the Lemon Glaze:
- Powdered sugar
- Milk
- Pure vanilla extract
- Freshly squeezed lemon juice
- Fresh lemon zest
Instructions
For the Biscuits:
- Preheat the oven to 500°F. Grease a 10-inch skillet or round cake pan.
- Mix Dry Ingredients: In a large bowl, whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
- Incorporate Butter: Add shaved butter and buttermilk, mixing gently until combined. The dough should be wet and sticky. Avoid overmixing.
- Fold in Blueberries: Turn the dough onto a floured surface, pat to 1/2 inch thickness, scatter frozen blueberries, fold in half, and repeat. Pat out to 1 inch thick.
- Cut Biscuits: Use a 2-inch biscuit cutter to cut dough, pressing straight down without twisting. Reform scraps as needed.
- Arrange and Bake: Arrange biscuits in the greased skillet so they touch. Bake for 8-9 minutes, brush with melted butter, then bake until golden brown.
For the Lemon Glaze:
- In a small bowl, whisk powdered sugar, milk, vanilla, lemon juice, and zest until smooth.
- Drizzle the glaze over hot biscuits and serve warm.
Notes
- Use frozen blueberries to minimize bursting.
- Avoid twisting the biscuit cutter to ensure proper rising.
- Biscuits can be made on a baking sheet instead of a skillet.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Brunch, Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
