I'm so blue I don't know what to do ...

Okay, I'm not blue as in sad.

I'm just up to my eyeballs in blueberries!

On Wednesday we went blueberry picking. We went way south of town, got to the place, and were told they were at the end of their season, early this year, and that the picking wasn't great for littles, all the remaining blueberries were small and high. They sent us another 7 miles down the road to a place that still had great picking.

we got about 18 lbs in around an hour, not too bad. It was hot, but early enough in the day we didn't bake.

Yesterday I made blueberry quickbread, only made it in a 9x13 pan because it cooks much quicker:

And that was well received and tasty ...

Today someone suggested scones. Scones??!

I've never made scones. I thought they were fancy. But I thought I could give them a shot. Turns out they're really just glorified biscuits! Who knew!

So this morning we had Lemon Blueberry Drop Scones:

The recipe I pulled from allrecipes.com -- Lemon Blueberry Drop Scones

I didn't make many changes ... I used dried lemon zest because it's what I had, no real lemons here. And I used plain fat free yogurt, rather than the lemon yogurt suggested, because it's what I had. I added about 1.5 tsp lemon flavoring, as well.

here is the recipe as I made it:

INGREDIENTS

* 2 cups all-purpose flour
* 1/3 cup sugar
* 2 teaspoons baking powder
* 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
* 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
* 1/4 teaspoon salt
* 1 cup plain fat free yogurt
* 1 egg
* 1/4 cup butter, melted
* 1 cup fresh blueberries*

GLAZE:
* 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
* 1 tablespoon lemon juice
* 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon peel

DIRECTIONS

In a large bowl, combine the first six ingredients. In another bowl, combine the yogurt, egg and butter. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in blueberries. Drop by heaping tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto a greased baking sheet. Bake at 400 degrees F for 15-18 minutes or until lightly browned. Combine glaze ingredients; drizzle over warm scones.

*If using frozen blueberries, do not thaw before adding to batter.

Stay tuned for more blueberry fun!