No judging, remember?
I changed the recipe up a bit....based on what I had on hand. I also grated in the butter....a trick I learned from Cook's Illustrated a few years ago. More on that in a minute.
Don't be fooled though, even though they sound girly & dainty, Mr. E and the kiddo LOVED them!
{makes 16, adapted from Bon Appetit}
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) salted butter
3 cups unbleached, all-purpose flour, plus more for kneading
3/4 cup sugar
1 TBSP baking powder
1 teaspoon dried culinary lavender
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup half & half, plus more for brushing
2 teaspoons lemon zest
1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste (or extract)
sanding sugar
lemon curd
Place the butter in the freezer. Preheat oven to 425. Line a baking sheet with parchment.
On the large holes of a grater, grate the frozen butter and add to the flour mixture. Stir gently, then rub the butter into the flour with your fingers until it resembles a coarse meal.
Dump the dough onto a floured surface and knead about 5 times, until the dough comes together. Pat into a 10 x 6" rectangle. Halve the dough into two 5 x 6" sections. Cut each section into fourths, then cut each square diagonally. (A bench scraper is the perfect tool for this.)
Place 8 of the scones on the prepared baking sheet. Brush lightly with half & half and sprinkle with sanding sugar. Bake for 13-15 minutes, until golden and done. Transfer to a wire rack and cool completely.
Meanwhile, place the remaining 8 scones on another baking sheet and freeze in a single layer. Once frozen, place in a freezer bag. Bake from freezer as directed above. Add a few more minutes of cooking time as necessary. If baking all at once, move oven racks to the lower and upper thirds and rotate sheets during cooking.
Once the scones are cooled, serve with a dollop (or three) of lemon curd. I used store-bought, but if you are looking to make your own, check out Sweetapolita's post on Citrus Curd. It's heavenly.
Thank you, Aimee!
OMG they look delicious!! I love lemon and lavender colours...
ReplyDeleteI love to cook with lavender and i love it with lemon... I made A lemon and lavender curd time ago... Wonderful!!! So i absolutely want to try this scones!!!! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteOh, we may need you to post the recipe for the lavender lemon curd! Or I may need it anyway.
DeleteLavender is one of my favorite things to eat in baked goods. It's absolutely magical. These scones look no different! Just gorgeous!!
ReplyDeleteStunning! Love this idea!
ReplyDeleteI haven't ever baked with lavender either...why is that?
ReplyDeleteBut these scones...these scones...sigh.
I need an Aimee in my life to give me lavender and get my butt in gear :)
Um ... I have my tin too. I keep thinking it's a precious commodity and once I use it ... well it's high time I get around to it. These do look lovely and the perfect way to use a gift as lovely as Aimee's.
ReplyDeleteWow I didn't know you could bake with lavender! Always associate it with tea..
ReplyDeleteHow yummy are these?! Love it!
ReplyDeleteThe scones (something I've never made before) look wonderful and I the Lemon and Lavender just beg to be eaten up! I'm intrigued by that grated butter and wonder how it would work in a pie crust.
ReplyDeleteI will never judge I have many things for years and never used them, like my candy thermometer that was over 10 years old and still in the package, I swear I had to have it. And I have never baked with lavender and now I so want to!
ReplyDeleteSuch a pretty scone! I am sure very tasty too:)
ReplyDeleteThese scones look absolutely lovely... Perfect for a bridal/baby shower or a ladies lunch. I am keeping these in mind for the next time I need a good recipe for entertaining! Of course, I need to locate some lavender. I have it growing like wild in my backyard, so maybe I will try drying some!
ReplyDeleteDo you have a recommendation on where to get culinary lavender? I live in Texas and I have Central Market and Whole Foods nearby...
ReplyDeleteLOVE this idea! I think I will make it have a tea party! :-)
Oh I bet these scones are heavenly. I love lavender infused everything!!
ReplyDeleteThere is a lavender farm near us, and they make all sorts of recipes with lavender, even meat!
ReplyDeleteThese look delicious Bridget!! and beautiful
This is too funny. I as well have a year old container of lavender!! I vacation in a small town near the finger lakes every year, and last year I bought some at the whole foods store in town. I haven't come up with a recipe to try yet, but maybe I will work on that today! ;) Thanks for sharing, I saw this as well in the mag! Looks delicious! :)
ReplyDeleteWow! These sound yummy! These would have gone nicely with my morning tea :)
ReplyDeleteI've never cooked with lavender before, but these look really good!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing that grating butter tip!
ReplyDeleteand I love how you credit Sweetapolita and Simple Bites. :) I love those girls/blogs (along with Bake at 350) and I think all three of you are kindred spirits! :)
OMG I want to eat the computer screen!! Thanks for sharing the recipe.
ReplyDeleteI've never baked anything with lavender but have wanted to for a long time. I love everything about lavender. And the lavender and lemon combination is perfect. I'm off to buy some and try it! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI looooove lavender. I have put it in cupcakes and shortbread and sorbet in the last few weeks. Who knows where it will end up next?!
ReplyDeleteA tin?! HA! I have a HUGE glass container! My friend was going to JUST THROW HER LAVENDER AWAY! I know, I couldn't believe it either! So I took it home SURE I'd be using it left and right. ....not the case. I've made so much lavender stuff the hubbie and I are lavender'd out! BUT this recipe is mighty tempting! ;)
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, these are so very lovely indeed! I MUST find lavender so that I can make them.
ReplyDeleteHeading to a lavender festival in Washington State in July. It is fun and beautiful with fields of gorgeous lavender. I will have to make these scones! Thanks for sharing the recipe! Xoxo Kim @ Bluebirds and Butterflies
ReplyDeleteThat's quiet a long search for the perfect recipe. However, this could be the perfect one.
ReplyDeleteI, too, am on a search for perfect scones. These look like they could be the recipe. And GRATED butter! I like that idea!
ReplyDeleteI enjoy your site and have nominated you for the NEW Food Stories Award for Excellence in Storytelling. You can see the nomination on my blog, beautifulfood dot blog dot com
ReplyDeleteIt looks as though you found the perfect way to use that lavender. These scones are beautiful! I use that Cook's Illustrated trick of grating the butter, too and it really does make a difference.
ReplyDeleteThese scones are lovely, and what a thoughtful gift from Aimee too! Love the flavors you used in these - I've had similar scones before and the taste was as good as the aroma! Thanks for sharing. Also, I'm having a ChicWrap giveaway today that you should enter!
ReplyDeleteI adore lavender and these look lovely indeed!
ReplyDeleteI actually have some culinary lavender that I bought at a local lavender farm quite while ago. I've made cupcakes with it, but nothing since. I think scones is a wonderful idea!
ReplyDeleteP.S. I think I've been bitten by the double-decker cookie bug:) I took your lead and made some, and I love them! Thanks for the inspiration:)
ReplyDeleteI love the way you write your blogs! Yummy, yummy! Looks delicious!!!
ReplyDeleteOh man, these look amazing. Can't wait to buy a tin of lavender!
ReplyDeleteWould be perfect treats at a lavender-themed bridal shower!
ReplyDeleteI so agree, I adore lavender it cooking, really cuts through the sweetness of cakes.
ReplyDeleteExcuse me!
ReplyDeleteYou're making SCONES now!
FANCY!
You make everything look good Bridget!
I loved it when Meryl Streep made the scones in the movie It's Complicated!
One of my favorite movies!
Loves these!
I've never eaten lavender~
I know I'd be SWEETER if I did!
xo
After having been to the Lavender Festival in Sequim, Washington this summer, I decided to use the culinary lavender I've had in my cupboards for about three years...(definitely no judging). I was amazed at how wonderful these were! I took a plate to my next door neighbor (with a side dishes of lemon curd and raspberry jam), who returned my plate with exclamations of them having been the 'best, lightest, flakiest scones she had ever had!' I love that you can see and taste the lavender, without being overpowered.
ReplyDeleteThey're already a family favorite. Thank you for sharing your recipe!
These look so amazing! I'm a vegan, so I think I'll have to tweak the recipe a little to fit my diet, but I can't wait to try them. I made a Vegan Blackberry Lemon Scone a couple weeks ago and it was amazing! Check it out: http://www.veganosity.com/food/lemon-blackberry-scones/
ReplyDeleteIs it american thing not to use proper measurment aka scales? It drives me crazy having to convert everything! and you realise it makesyour recipes less accurate too?
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