The fragile steadiness of floral notes and candy honey in these Lavender Honey Scones creates one thing virtually ethereal – like capturing the essence of a summer season backyard in every tender, buttery chew. And that lavender-honey glaze? It’s the type of beautiful that goals are product of. These scones are the right addition to any brunch menu- or a easy method to make an everyday weekday a bit further particular.
Lavender Honey Scones
These buttery, flaky scones have a lightweight floral taste that’s balanced completely by the candy honey. They’re easy to make, and ideal for any particular meal.
Servings: 8
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Preheat oven to 400 levels. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
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In a big bowl, whisk collectively the flour, baking powder, salt, and floor lavender.
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Utilizing a pastry cutter or a fork, minimize the butter into the flour combination till it resembles coarse crumbs with pea-sized butter items.
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In a separate bowl, whisk collectively the honey, heavy cream, egg and vanilla till clean.
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Pour the liquid combination over the flour combination and stir gently with a fork till simply mixed. Don’t overmix! The dough needs to be barely crumbly however maintain collectively.
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Flip the dough onto a calmly floured floor and knead 3 or 4 occasions to deliver it collectively. Pat right into a disk about 1-inch thick, then minimize it into 8 wedges.
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Place wedges 2 inches aside onto ready baking sheet. Brush the tops with a bit further heavy cream.
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Bake for 15-18 minutes, or till the scones are golden brown across the edges. Cool on the baking sheet for five minutes earlier than shifting to a wire rack.
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Whereas the scones cool, put together the glaze: In a small bowl whisk collectively the powdered sugar, honey, heavy cream, lavender and lemon juice. Modify consistency with further lemon juice if needed.
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Drizzle the glaze over the marginally cooled scones. Enable the glaze to set for 10 minutes earlier than serving.
