Old Fashioned English Lavender Tea Scones Recipes

AWESOME ENGLISH TEA SCONES

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.

OLD FASHIONED ENGLISH LAVENDER TEA SCONES

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.

ENGLISH CREAM TEA SCONES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees.
• In a medium bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt; blend well.
• Using a pastry blender or fork, cut cold Butter into small slices and blend with the flour mixture until the flour mixture is crumbly looking.
• Add in the Whipping cream and stir.
• On a floured surface, gently knead dough 5 or 6 times.
• Cut dough in half.
• Place on ungreased cookie sheet and press each half into an 8inch circle about 1 inch thick. Cut into 8 wedges each but do not separate.
• Sprinkle with sugar and bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown.
• Cut into wedges and serve warm.

SUNSHINE FARM LAVENDER TEA SCONES

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!