Lavender-Currant Scones

Name: Lavender-Currant Scones
Ingredients: 2 cups pastry flour; 14 cup superfine sugar; 1 tablespoon baking powder; 14 teaspoon salt; 13 cup cold butter, cut into pieces; 1 cup heavy cream; 1 teaspoon orange zest, grated; 2 tablespoons fresh lavender flowers, crushed in a pestle and mortar or 1 tablespoon dried lavender; 12 cup currants (can sub dried cranberries, blueberries, etc.); 2 tablespoons heavy cream; raw sugar; lavender flowers

12 ingredients

1 steps

Ingredients

2 cups pastry flour
14 cup superfine sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
14 teaspoon salt
13 cup cold butter, cut into pieces
1 cup heavy cream
1 teaspoon orange zest, grated
2 tablespoons fresh lavender flowers, crushed in a pestle and mortar or 1 tablespoon dried lavender
12 cup currants (can sub dried cranberries, blueberries, etc.)
2 tablespoons heavy cream
raw sugar
lavender flowers

Directions

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["Sift the flour, sugar, baking powder & salt together into a large mixing bowl.", "Use a pastry blender and cut in the cold butter until the consistency is coarse and crumbly.", "Add *1 cup* heavy cream, stirring just until moistened.", "Add more heavy cream (about 1 tablespoon at a time) if the mixture is too dry.", "Now stir in the currants, lavender, and orange zest.", "Turn out on lightly floured surface, and knead 4 or 5 times (don't overwork your dough).", "Chill dough for 30 minutes.", "Preheat oven to 375 degrees.", "Option #1: Roll out the dough 3/4 inch thick on a floured surface then cut with round biscuit cutter.", "Place each scone about 2 inches apart on a nonstick baking sheet that has been covered with parchment paper.", "Brush the tops of the scones with the remaining 2 tablespoons of whipping cream.", "Sprinkle with raw sugar and few lavender flowers.", "Bake at 375 for 15 minute or until golden brown.", "Option #2: Roll out dough into a 1/2\" thick round.""