Who doesn’t like scones? And how do Earl Grey and lavender scones sound? To me, scones equals tea time so that’s another excuse to drink more tea (and eat something delicious!). These are full of flavor, buttery and floral and were done in collaboration with the amazing and talented baker Haley from Flour Covered Apron!
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*Photo by flourcoveredapron.comI started following Haley on Instagram because she’s an AMAZING baker and has the most yummy recipes and beautiful cakes. I was so excited to find out that she lived so close to me, so we connected and decided to collaborate! Tea and baking??? Perfect pairing!
She is a self-taught baker and recipe developer and she loves to share her creations with friends, family and co-workers. She will test her recipes a few times to perfect them and she’ll only eat a bit (I don’t know how she does that!) and take the most beautiful shots in her DIY home mini photo studio. Follow her blog for tons of baking recipes and techniques!
Tips for Cooking/Baking with Tea
When cooking with tea, there are a few ways that you can incorporate it into recipes. You can add the leaves directly, use brewed tea instead of water, steep milk or butter with tea, use it to poach, etc. What I recommend is to use tea bags for cooking, it’s cheaper and the leaves are already cut super small if you want to use them directly in your recipe.
Also, when cooking I brew heavier than I normally would for drinking, otherwise the flavor gets a bit lost. For example, for steeping 1 cup of milk I will do 2 or 3 tea bags and will add them to already heated milk, keeping it in the stove simmering for about 7 minutes.
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For this Earl Grey and lavender scones recipe, we used the tea leaves from tea bags directly in the batter and steeped the milk for the glaze. See below the tea leaves and batter when they’re combined, beautiful!
All About the Lavender Glaze…
Although I loved the scones, I was crazy about the glaze! We steeped Earl Grey tea bags and culinary lavender in whole milk and the result was addicting! I’m definitely going to use this glaze recipe for other things, such as pound cakes and cookies. You can also switch up the tea and make a tea-infused glaze of your choice for any baked goods.
The glaze recipe is really easy and I encourage you to try it with different teas:
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1/2 cup of milk
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1 1/4 cup powdered sugar (add more as desired for a thicker glaze)
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2 Earl Grey tea bags/ tea of choice
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1 1/2 tsp culinary lavender (plus a bit more for garnish)
– Bring milk and lavender to a simmer and steep the Earl Grey bags for 7 minutes.
– Strain the milk and pour 1/4 cup in a small bowl. Whisk sugar until fully combined. Add more sugar if you like a thicker consistency.
– Pour over scones, cookies, cakes, etc.
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*Photo by flourcoveredapron.com
*Photo by flourcoveredapron.com
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If you love Earl Grey you’ll definitely love this earl grey and lavender scones recipe. Cooking with tea can be so much fun and adds so much versatility to many recipes. Other tea ideas to try with this delicious scone instead of Earl Grey could also be Masala Chai, Matcha or black tea with cardamom, can’t wait to try them too!
Earl Grey and Lavender Scones
Perfect for afternoon tea or just enjoying any time. Fragrant and delicious!
Servings: 8 scones
Ingredients
Scones
- 3 tea bags Earl Grey
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup frozen unslated butter
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 egg
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
Glaze
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tea bags Earl Grey/ 2 tbsp loose leaf Earl Grey
- 1 1/2 tsp culinary lavender, plus extra for garnishing
Instructions
Scones
- Preheat oven to 400 F
- In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, salt and baking powder. Open the 3 Earl Grey tea bags and empty the contents into the flour mixture and whisk to combine.
- Grate the frozen butter and incorporate it to the flour mixture ideally using a pastry cutter until incorporated and the mixture has a texture of fine crumbs. If you don't have a pastry cutter, you can use your hands but work quickly so the butter doesn't get too warm.
- On a separate bowl, mix the cream, egg and vanilla. Pour over dry ingredients and mix together until completely combined.
- Place the dough onto a lightly floured surface and shape into an 8-inch disc. Slice into 8 wedges like a pizza.
- Place scones on a silicone-lined baking sheet and bake for 18-22 minutes, until scones are golden brown. Remove from oven and let cool completely.
Glaze
- Bring milk and lavender to a simmer and steep the Earl Grey for 7 minutes.
- Strain the milk and pour 1/4 cup in a small bowl. Whisk sugar until fully combined. Add more sugar if you like a thicker consistency.
- Drizzle over cooled scones and sprinkle with lavender.
