Lavender and Earl Grey Scones with Mock Devonshire Cream and Blueberry Preserves
These flavorful and tender lavender and earl grey scones are a lovely addition to any tea party! Topped with blueberry preserves and mock devonshire cream, these fancy little treats will have any little girl feeling like royalty!
Servings: 12 Servings
Calories: 614kcal
Ingredients
Scones
- 2 teaspoons Earl Grey tea
- 2 teaspoons culinary lavender buds
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- ⅓ cup sugar
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup butter cubed and cold
- 1 ¼ cup buttermilk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ cup heavy cream
Mock Devonshire Cream
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 1 cup mascarpone cheese softened
- 1 cup sour cream
- 3 Tablespoons powdered sugar
For Serving:
- 1 cup blueberry preserves
Instructions
For Scones:
- Preheat oven to 425F.
- Steep 1 teaspoon earl grey tea in 1/4 cup boiling water for 3 minutes.
- Strain and reserve the tea.
- Use a spice grinder or mortal/pestle to grind the remaining 1 teaspoon of tea and 1 teaspoon dried lavender to a fine powder.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt and ground tea/lavender and the remaining 1 teaspoon lavender buds.
- Add the cold butter and rub with your fingers to incorporate the butter into the flour, until it looks like sand.
- Add the buttermilk, vanilla and 1 Tablespoon of the brewed tea.
- Combine the mixture carefully until it is just combined, do not over mix!
- Turn the mixture out onto a floured surface and gather together gently and pat into a rectangle 1.5" thick.
- Use a dough cutter to cut the scones into circles and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Brush the top of each scone generously with heavy cream and sprinkle with some additional sugar.
- Bake 12 minutes, or until very lightly browned.
- Cool and serve with devonshire cream and blueberry preserves.
For Mock Devonshire Cream:
- Mix together until well combined.
- Chill for at least 30 minutes.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 614kcal | Carbohydrates: 54g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 42g | Saturated Fat: 25g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 12g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 122mg | Sodium: 610mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 24g
