Serious Eats Blueberry, Juniper, And Cornmeal Drop Scones Recipe

Total time: 205 minutes

Keto Friendliness Gauge

Net Carbs are 15% of calories per serving, at 49g per serving. The amount is close to the maximum number of net carbs allowed for the keto diet and much higher than the standard recommendation of 25g Net Carbs. You'll have little flexibility to consume additional foods that contain carbs.

How keto-friendly is Serious Eats Blueberry, Juniper, And Cornmeal Drop Scones? The Keto Friendliness Gauge visualizes how much this food conforms to the standard keto diet.

  • Green implies that Net Carbs fall within standard keto diet guidelines.
  • Yellow implies that Net Carbs are a little higher than standard keto diet guidelines.
  • Orange implies that Net Carbs are much higher than standard keto diet guidelines and risks kicking you out of ketosis.
  • Red implies that the amount of Net Carbs fall within the upper limits allowed by the keto diet and there's a high risk of getting kicked out of ketosis.

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Keto & Health Insights for Serious Eats Blueberry, Juniper, And Cornmeal Drop Scones Recipe

  • Net Carbs are 15% of calories per serving, at 49g per serving. This food is at the upper limits (extremely risky) of what's considered keto-friendly and much higher than standard net carb guidelines for the keto diet. You risk kicking yourself out of ketosis and there's little flexibility to eat more foods that contain carbs. It's recommended that you track the macros of your daily food consumptions—this makes it easier to avoid overconsumption.

Serious Eats Blueberry, Juniper, And Cornmeal Drop Scones Recipe Nutrition Label

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 18 servings   ( 107 g )
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 320
Total Fat: 12g
Saturated Fat: 7g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g
Monounsaturated Fat: 3g
Trans Fat: 0g
Cholesterol: 49mg
Sodium: 245mg
Total Carbohydrates: 50g
Dietary Fiber: 1g
Sugar: 25g
Protein: 5g
Calcium: 81mg Iron: 2mg
Potassium: 86mg Vitamin A: 95mcg
Vitamin C: 2mg Vitamin D: 0mcg

Ingredients

  • For the scones:
  • 115g cake flour
  • 325g all-purpose flour
  • 125g medium cornmeal
  • 2 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 225g unsalted butter, cold
  • 125g honey
  • 100g light brown sugar
  • 4 -4 1/2 tablespoons juniper sugar
  • 2 large egg yolks
  • 100g buttermilk
  • 250g labne or greek yogurt
  • 300g blueberries
  • For the juniper sugar:
  • 3 tablespoons juniper berries
  • 150 g raw or demerara sugar

Instructions

Visit Serious Eats's website to view the recipe instructions. (Via Edamam)