Ingredients:

• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• Pinch of salt
• 2 egg whites
• 2/3 cup 2% milk
• 1/3 cup fresh blueberries
• Butter for skillet
• Maple syrup and butter for serving

Method:

• Wash blueberries and leave on a paper towel to dry
• Mix flour, salt, baking powder, and cream of tartar
• Dice butter into small pieces and rub into the flour with your fingers until it resembles coarse bread crumbs
• In a separate dish beat in egg whites and milk
• Make a well in the center of the flour mixture and gently pour egg milk mixture and mix well with a spoon until there are no lumps
• Fold in blue berries
• Add a little butter to a skillet and add a spoon full of batter and cook over medium heat for 2-3 minutes.  Turn scones over and cook for another 2 minutes.
• Serve warm with butter (optional) and maple syrup
• Yields: about 8 scones

Tagged: blueberry, cream of tartar, milk, scone