Comforting and delicious Vanilla Lavender Scones! Tea Time anyone??
I have totally fallen in love with lavender lately. I have a lavender mist for our sheets to make going to bed sweeter, I’m OBSESSED with our Lavender Lemonade, and now these pretty little Vanilla Lavender Scones. Perfect for tea time, breakfast, a mid-day snack, or anytime in between!
These are so cozy and comforting. Reminds me of high school history class when we all made scones…LONG before the days when I had ever cooked for fun.
These Vanilla Lavender Scones are a bit better, I must say!
I love the subtle lavender flavor. I added the purple food coloring for fun, but that is totally optional. It will taste the same without it. These scones make for a fun Easter Brunch idea!
Let’s all be classy tea time friends!! Enjoy :)
Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/4 cups sugar
- 2 tsp lavender buds
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 egg
- 3 Tbsp butter melted
- 3 Tbsp heavy whipping cream
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- FOR GLAZE:
- 3 Tbsp milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- purple food coloring optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°F and grease a scone pan with nonstick spray.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, lavender buds, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Stir in egg, butter, whipping cream, and vanilla. A crumbly dough will come together.
- You can either use a scone pan or turn out your dough onto a prepared baking sheet and cut into wedges. I chose a pan for convenience.
- Bake about 18 to 20 minutes, until lightly browned and firm to the touch. They will rise slightly.
- Remove from oven, transfer to a wire rack, and let cool completely.
- While they are cooling, prepare your glaze. Mix together the powdered sugar with the milk until you achieve your desired consistency. For a more opaque glaze, add more sugar. Add food coloring if you desire, but that is completely optional.
- Drizzle cooled scones with glaze and allow to set for 15 minutes prior to serving. Enjoy!
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Malinda@Countryside Cravings
These look beautiful! I have never cooked with lavender before. Also that pan is pretty cool!
Becky Hardin
Thanks Malinda!
Ashley
These are soooo pretty Becky! I love the photos too! And of course I would happily snack on one (or two..) of these! haha
Becky Hardin
Thank you Ashley!! Means a lot coming from you!!
Laura
Your photos are beautiful! I’m working on starting a blog myself:) I own a bakery/cafe and one of our specialties is scones. I make lemon lavender scones- very similar to yours. I should try it with vanilla next week. Have you tried using cold, cubed butter and buttermilk in place of the cream? The results are very large, light, ever so fluffy scones. We use 2/3 cup buttermilk for that amount of flour and 4 TBSP cold butter that we cut in to the dough. I’m excited to try your vanilla lavender variety :)
Becky Hardin
Thank you!! I LOVE your suggestions. This was my first time trying scones, and your recipe sounds awesome! I”ll make them that way next time for sure!
ruth sultan
these look awesome & I have the exact same scone pan. absolutely love lavender too. have plenty of culinary lavender to make these. my project for tonight. I think I will put the lavender in my spice mill just like I do for my cake.
thank you
Becky Hardin
Hope you love it! Thanks for saying hi :)
catherine loran
Do the lavender buds have to be in bloom ? Mine are just past bloom
Susan
This dough does not come together. I was very excited to make these but very disappointing. And yes I followed the recipe exactly.
Megan
I had to add a little extra liquid to mine also. Just add a little at a time until everything stays together.
Megan
I used Taylor & Colledge lavender extract paste, turned out amazing!
Becky Hardin
Thanks, Megan!