LEMON LAVENDER SCONES

LEMON LAVENDER SCONES image

Yield 6 large

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 cups flour
4 level tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
1 Tbsp culinary lavender *
½ stick cold butter cut into very small cubes
2/3 cups milk
1 Tbsp lemon juice
*NB- non-culinary lavender can be poisonous!!
For icing:
lemon juice
icing sugar

Steps:

Heat the oven to 400°F Grease a baking sheet. Thoroughly combine dry ingredients ie. flour, baking powder, salt and lavender in large bowl. Quickly rub the butter into the flour until largest butter chucks are pea-sized. (alternatively in food processor or with pastry cutter) Do not over-mix or over rub butter, work quickly. Mix milk with lemon juice and lest rest for a minute or two. Stir in enough milk to make a soft, dough. Knead dough just until it holds together. Gather dough into cake-shaped mound and cut into 6 pieces Cut scones with very sharp knife, do not squish. Bake near the top of the hot oven for 15 minutes or until golden brown and well risen. Cool on a wire rack. For icing: -mix lemon juice with enough icing sugar until quite thick -apply to cooled scones. Approx 1/2 lemon adequate for one scone batch