OLD FASHIONED ENGLISH LAVENDER TEA SCONES
When I was back home in England recently, I visited a local lavender farm called Wold's Way Lavender in North Yorkshire; we had tea and these delicious lavender scones in their delightful little tea room; this is my attempt to recreate those scones - using some of my home-grown culinary lavender from the garden here in France! I have made them several times now and they have turned out just as I remembered them, especially good if split whilst still warm, buttered and spread with lavender honey or lavender-infused cream! Just a note of interest......lavender was often used during Tudor and Elizabethan times in the preparation of a wide variety of dishes and was a particular favourite of Queen Elizabeth I. The palace gardeners were required to have lavender flowers available at all times which were used to make Conserve of Lavender (a mixture of lavender flowers and sugar) and sweet lavender tisane, a drink made with lavender flowers, boiling water and honey.
Provided by French Tart
Categories Scones
Time 20m
Yield 12 scones, 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Pre-heat the oven to 220C/450F, then lightly flour a baking tray.
- Sift the flour with the baking powder & salt. Rub the butter with the flour until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Stir in the sugar.
- Make a deep well in the flour, pour in the liquid and mix to a soft doughy texture with your hands. Sprinkle on the lavender flowers and knead into the dough very lightly until it is just smooth. Roll out the dough on a lightly floured board & cut out scone rounds.
- Brush the scones with the beaten egg, and sprinkle a few lavender flowers on top if you wish.
- Bake in oven for 7 - 10 minutes or until well risen and brown. Leave to cool. Serve with butter, lavender honey or lavender-infused cream.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 278.7, Fat 10.2, SaturatedFat 6, Cholesterol 55.8, Sodium 471.1, Carbohydrate 39.6, Fiber 1.3, Sugar 2.2, Protein 6.8
SUNSHINE FARM LAVENDER TEA SCONES
These are some of the best scones I've ever eaten! From my friend Cameron. Lovely served warm or cooled with butter, recipe #247961 or recipe #383209, lemon curd, or British clotted cream--and a cup of tea!
Provided by BecR2400
Categories Scones
Time 30m
Yield 1 dozen Lavender Scones, 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt and lavender in a large bowl.
- Add butter and beat with an electric mixer (or pastry blender) until well blended.
- Stir in zest.
- Pour in buttermilk and mix until blended.
- Gather dough into a ball and divide in half (I use a knife).
- On lightly floured surface, roll each half into a circle.
- Cut into wedges. (TIPS from Cameron: I make mine thick so that I get 6 scones (pie shaped wedges) out of each half. Use parchment paper to reduce the amount of flour needed. I also tend to hand shape, rather than roll the circle. Cut the wedges with a sharp knife. I gently tap the 3 sides of the scones on the parchment to make smooth edges.).
- Place scones on lightly greased cookie sheet. Bake in preheated 400° F oven for 12-15 minutes or until golden.
- Serve warm or cooled with butter, and choice of lavender syrup or jam, honey, lemon curd, or British clotted cream, and a nice cup of tea!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 256.5, Fat 12, SaturatedFat 7.5, Cholesterol 31.3, Sodium 297.1, Carbohydrate 33.4, Fiber 0.9, Sugar 9.4, Protein 4
SWEET LAVENDER SCONES
These flaky scones are a lovely way to start your morning or accompany your tea or coffee at any time of the day.
Provided by Annacia
Categories Scones
Time 28m
Yield 16 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Arrange racks in upper and lower thirds of oven; preheat to 425°F Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Whisk 3 cups flour and next 5 ingredients in a large bowl. Add butter; rub in with your fingers until mixture resembles coarse meal.
- Whisk 1 cup buttermilk, zest, and vanilla in a small bowl. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients. Stir until shaggy dough forms.
- Transfer to a lightly floured surface; knead until dough forms, about 5 turns. Pat into a 10x6" rectangle. Halve dough lengthwise. Cut each half crosswise into 4 squares. Cut each square diagonally in half into 2 triangles. Divide between baking sheets. Brush scones with 2 tablespoons buttermilk. Sprinkle with sanding sugar.
- Bake until scones are golden and a tester inserted into the center comes out clean, 13-15 minutes. Transfer to wire racks; let cool.
- Serve warm or at room temperature with lemon curd.
AWESOME ENGLISH TEA SCONES
I serve these wonderful tea scones with homemade strawberry jam and Devonshire clotted cream and they are the highlight of the afternoon tea I serve my guests. Incredibly easy to make and fast to disappear. I hope you'll try them and if you don't have clotted cream available, serve whipped heavy cream with jam of your choice. Enjoy!
Provided by Gingerbee
Categories Scones
Time 20m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
- In a bowl, sift the flour, baking powder, sugar and salt.
- Add the butter and blend the mixture until it resembles coarse breadcrumbs.
- In a bowl, beat together the egg and milk.
- Add this mixture, a little at a time, to the dry ingredients until a sticky dough is formed.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough into a round 3/4-inch thick.
- With a cookie cutter, stamp out rounds.
- (I use a drinking glass approx. 2" diameter) Transfer rounds to a greased baking sheet.
- Bake for 12- 15 minutes until golden.
- Serve with jam and cream.
LAVENDER SCONES
This recipe comes from Herb Companion magazine. Lavender scones made a lovely, exotic treat with herbal tea on a winter afternoon. They pair well with apricot jam, clotted cream, lemon curd, or cream cheese. Enjoy!
Provided by BelovedRooster
Categories Scones
Time 25m
Yield 12 scones, 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a large bowl, combine flour, oats, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Cut in butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add walnuts and lavender, mixing until combined.
- Make a well in the center of the flour mixture. Add the egg, honey, buttermilk and vanilla. Stir to combine, mixing to form a soft dough. With floured hands, pat the dough into a round about 1 inch thick and cut into smaller rounds using a large cookie cutter.
- Place scones on a non-stick cookie sheet and bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or until lightly browned. Remove from heat and serve warm or let cool before serving.
LAVENDER SCONES
I saw this recipe in the May 2007 issue of Sunset Magazine and just had to post it! After suggestions from Mikekey and Alskann I have halved the amount of lemon zest and doubled the amount of lavender. Thanks for the help.
Provided by cookiedog
Categories Scones
Time 1h45m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a saucepan over medium heat, bring milk and lavender to a simmer. Transfer to a small bowl and let steep 15 minutes, then cover and chill for about 45 minutes. Strain milk and set aside; discard lavender.
- Preheat oven to 375°F In a food processor, whirl flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Add butter and lemon zest and pulse to form a coarse meal. Add lavender-infused milk and pulse to form a shaggy dough.
- Turn dough onto a floured surface and knead 3 to 5 times.
- Form dough into a 6-inch wide circle. Cut into 6 wedges. Arrange wedges 2 inches apart on a baking sheet and bake until golden, 20 to 25 minutes.
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