LAVENDER SCONE'S

BY POPULAR DEMAND, A RECIPE FROM SUSIE FOR THE WONDERFUL LAVENDER SCONES THAT WERE FOR SALE AT HER OPEN GARDEN THIS YEAR


BASIC SCONE RECIPE

4 OZ SR FLOUR
A PINCH OF BAKING POWDER
1 OZ UNSALTED BUTTER
1 EGG BEATEN
1 OZ CASTER SUGAR
7 1/2 OZ LIQUID -FULL FAT MILK OR BUTTER MILK
1 TABLESPOON LAVENDER FLOWERS

METHOD
MIX FLOUR ,BAKING POWDER,BUTTER,CASTER SUGAR AND LAVENDER TO RESEMBLE FINE BREADCRUMBS ,
THEN. ADD EGG AND THE LIQUID TO MIXTURE.  WITH A WOODEN SPOON MIX TO A DOUGH LIKE CONSISTENCY,IF TO DRY ADD A LITTLE MORE LIQUID. MIX RAPIDLY WITH MINIMUM HANDLING ,
PUT DOUGH IN FRIDGE AND LEAVE FOR 1/2 HOUR ,
ROLL OUT ON FLOURED BOARD AND CUT APPROX 12 1 1/4 INCH THICK RINGS,
REST FOR 15 MIN'S BEFORE BAKING,
BAKE FOR 16 MIN'S AT 180.C,
TILL, JUST FIRM AND LIGHTLY BROWN
SERVE WITH CREAM AND JAM,
HAPPY BAKING ALL
THANK YOU SUSIE FOR SENDING THIS IN