Whole Wheat Blueberry Tea Biscuits with Dried Cherries

Just got back from a whirlwind vacation that I have not yet recovered from. Truly, I need a break from vacationing! Posting will continue on a more regular basis shortly as I am craving nourishment from my own kitchen! Visited some great restaurants but there is nothing quite the same as home cooked meals. I will be catching up with my favorite blogs shortly.

I tend to avoid refined sugars, preferring instead naturally sweet foods, like fruit. For some reason, I don't eat as much fresh fruit as I should, though I snack on dried fruit daily. I suppose I prefer the condensed flavor of dried fruits. Fresh berries are another matter altogether. It is hard to resist the juicy and plump delights just as is, or with a bit of yogurt perhaps.

This year, the berries harvest is especially flavorful and abundant, and most of the week we have some sort of fresh berry on hand. The berry that is most irresistible to me is the mighty blueberry. Looking into the fridge, I caught sight of a big bowl of them peering up at me. Not that I needed to transform them at all, but the idea of blueberry biscuits never left my mind and I resolved to make blueberry biscuits that were as impressive and successful as the best blueberry muffins I have made to date.

The result ended up being dinner.

I used very little sugar in this biscuit recipe, as I prefer savory treats, but bursting with blueberries as they were, they were plenty sweet with a slight tartness imparted by the dried cherries.

Whole Wheat Blueberry Tea Biscuits with Dried Cherries

Recipe by Lisa Turner Published on August 24, 2009 Simple, wholesome and not-too-sweet whole wheat tea biscuits bursting with plump fresh blueberries and tart dried cherries Print this recipe Ingredients: 2 cups unbleached white flour 1 3/4 cups whole wheat flour 1/8 cup packed brown sugar 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 4 teaspoons baking powder 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon sea salt 1/3 cup cold butter, cut into pieces 1 3/4 cups plain yogurt or buttermilk 1 1/2 cups fresh blueberries 1/3 cup dried cherries Instructions: Preheat an oven to 375° and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. In a large mixing bowl, combine the flours, brown sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Using a pastry cutter or a fork and knife, cut the butter into the flour mixture until it is reduced to coarse crumbs. Make a well in the center of the ingredients and pour in the yogurt or buttermilk. Stir until just combined. Gently fold in the blueberries and dried cherries. Turn the dough out onto a floured board or waxed paper and gently knead a few times. Shape the dough into to 12 to 16 equal rounds and transfer to the prepare baking sheet. Bake for 30 minutes or until the biscuits are nicely browned on top. Transfer to a wire rack to cool and serve warm. Makes 12 to 16 biscuits

More berry delights from Lisa's Kitchen:
Goat Cheese Cheesecake with Mixed Berries
Fresh Fruit and Berry Soup
Blueberry and Cornmeal Buttermilk Pancakes