Scones are individual light quick breads that are best eaten on the day of baking, and are traditionally served buttered or with cream.  On my quest to find more uses for my organic lavender seeds, I stumbled across a simple recipe for scones that when paired with a honey lavender butter, has an amazing result!  The dough for the scones is very simple (and the flavoring can be changed to make other recipes by adding fruit or different herbs):

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1/4 cup sugar

1 cup sour cream

1 tsp dried lavender seeds

First, preheat your oven to 450 degrees.  Next, mix all of the ingredients together with a fork.  It will be a very sticky, wet dough.  Flour a flat surface, wet your hands and pick up the mixture.  Knead it together on the floured surface to mix all of the ingredients and create a work-able dough.

Next, place the dough ball on a baking sheet that has been sprayed with cooking spray.  Wet your hands once more, and then use them to shape the dough into a circle that is about 1/2  to 3/4 of an inch thick.  Just before baking, wet a spatula and use it to cut the dough into 4 triangles.

Bake the scones for 10-15 minutes or until they have turned a golden brown color.  While baking, you will need three additional ingredients to make the Honey Lavender Butter:

1/2 stick of butter

2 tsp dried lavender seeds

2 tsp honey

Partially melt the butter in the bowl in the microwave.  Mix the honey and lavender with the butter and place the bowl in the refrigerator to resolidify while the scones finish baking.  Pull the scones out of the oven and serve hot with the butter.

This recipe is super easy to double if you needed more than four servings, say for a brunch you may be hosting.  But as I said earlier, scones should be eaten the day of baking for best quality, or frozen right after baking to help keep their freshness!

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Lavender Scones with Honey Lavender Butter

Author: Heather

Recipe type: Bread

Serves: 4

Prep time:  15 mins

Cook time:  10 mins

Total time:  25 mins

Ingredients

Scones

• 1½ cups all purpose flour
• ½ tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp salt
• ¼ cup sugar
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 tsp dried lavender seeds

Honey Lavender Butter

• ½ stick of butter
• 2 tsp dried lavender seeds
• 2 tsp honey

Instructions

1. First, preheat your oven to 450 degrees. Next, mix all of the ingredients together with a fork. It will be a very sticky, wet dough. Flour a flat surface, wet your hands and pick up the mixture. Knead it together on the floured surface to mix all of the ingredients and create a work-able dough.
2. Next, place the dough ball on a baking sheet that has been sprayed with cooking spray. Wet your hands once more, and then use them to shape the dough into a circle that is about ½ to ¾ of an inch thick. Just before baking, wet a spatula and use it to cut the dough into 4 triangles.
3. Bake the scones for 10-15 minutes or until they have turned a golden brown color. While baking, you will need to assemble the three additional ingredients to make the Honey Lavender Butter.
4. Partially melt the butter in the bowl in the microwave. Mix the honey and lavender with the butter and place the bowl in the refrigerator to resolidify while the scones finish baking. Pull the scones out of the oven and serve hot with the butter.
5. This recipe is super easy to double if you needed more than four servings, say for a brunch you may be hosting. But as I said earlier, scones should be eaten the day of baking for best quality, or frozen right after baking to help keep their freshness!

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