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three blackberry scones on a marble board with fresh lavender and blackberries

Lavender Blackberry Scones

The Home Cook's Kitchen
A subtle lavender and citrus flavour takes these blackberry scones to the next level! Perfectly balanced, these scones would be great for weekend entertaining, high tea or bridal parties!
4.86 from 7 votes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 8 scones
Calories 438 kcal

Ingredients
 

Blackberry Scones

  • 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup sugar
  • ½ tablespoon baking powder
  • pinch of salt
  • ½ tablespoon culinary lavender
  • ½ cup heavy cream
  • ½ cup cold, unsalted butter
  • 1 egg
  • 1 ½ cups fresh blackberries
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest

Lemon Glaze

  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • ¼ cup milk
  • 2 tablespoon butter melted

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 400F/200C and line a large baking tray with a silicone mat (or baking paper if you don't own a silicone mat)
  • Whisk all-purpose flour, salt, sugar, baking powder, lemon zest and lavender together in a large bowl. 
  • Grate butter with a cheese grater, and add to the flour mixture.
  • Use your hands to rub the butter and flour mixture together, until it resembles breadcrumbs or a course flour like almond flour. 
  • Combine heavy cream and egg in a bowl, and whisk together. 
  • Add to the flour and butter mixture, and use a knife to gently cut the batter to mix it together.
  • Gently use a spatula to fold in the blackberries until the dough is well combined, but be careful not to overmix the dough.
  • Turn the dough onto your silicone mat, and shape into a round, 8"/20cm disc. The dough should be around 1.5"/4cm thick. 
  • Cut the dough into 8 equal sized triangles and gently pull them apart from each other so they don't touch.
  • Brush the triangles with a little bit of heavy cream or milk to help them crisp up. 
  • Place in the oven for 20-25minutes. They should be starting to lightly brown on the top and cooked in the middle, but still soft. Set aside to cool.

Lemon Glaze

  • Sift the powdered sugar, and combine all the glaze ingredients in a bowl. Stir together until smooth. If the mixture is too runny, add a touch more powdered sugar. If it is too thick, add a little more milk or lemon juice.
  • Get a spoon, and drizzle the glaze over the cooled scones. 
  • Serve and enjoy! 
Keyword Blackberry Scones, dessert, Scones