Lavender Scones

Our local U-pick farm, Old Airport Gardens, in Lillooet has some of the best produce ever. 

True story. 

Something else they grow that is amazing? 

Lavender. 

Until I saw it at the farm I had never considered cooking with lavender. Once I saw the rows and rows of beautiful purple flowers however, I knew I had to give it a try. I previously made Lavender Lemon Shortbread Cookies (link HERE), which I adored, so I decided to give some scones a go.

Scones, as we all know, are one of the most perfect foods on the planet. Add in some vanilla bean and lavender and *voila* they move to the top of the list. 

Lavender Scones

Ingredients

Scones

3/4 cup cream

2 Tbsp honey

1 egg

2 cups flour

1 Tbsp baking powder

pinch salt

1 Tbsp lavender

1 vanilla bean, scraped and pod discarded

6 Tbsp butter, cold

Glaze

1/2  to 1 cup icing sugar

2 tsp to 1 Tbsp milk

Decoration

lavender

Directions

Preheat oven to 400. Line a cookie tray with parchment paper, set aside. 

In a small bowl, whisk together cream, honey, and egg. Set aside.

In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, lavender, and vanilla bean seed.  Using 2 knives or a pastry blender, cut in the cold butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. 

Stir the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until just mixed. 

Lightly flour a work surface and place the dough on it. Roll out to about 1 inch thickness. Cut out scones using a biscuit cutter (or sharp edges cookie cutter). Place on prepared cookie sheet.

Bake at 400 for about 15 - 20 minutes, until tops are golden brown. Remove from heat and let cool on cookie sheet for 5 minutes before removing to wire rack.

Prepare glaze - whisk together icing sugar and milk until it is the consistency of white glue. While scones are still warm, brush the glaze on top using a pastry/basting brush and then sprinkle with a little more lavender. 

FYI - I doubled the recipe to get all the scones pictured above. 

Serve warm or room temp. These also freeze very well.

Light and airy and a perfect snack. 

The lavender lends just enough of a flavor to balance the vanilla bean. 

Like I said - one of the most perfect foods on the planet.