Buttermilk Scone

Last semester I my friends just go to Cameron Highlands, before we return to our home we just visit to the Lavender Garden..it is such a beautiful place that have a lot of many type of flower,,at there we having our tea break at their café.,at there, for the first time I try lavender scone,,and I love the taste. Because of that, I search the recipe how to make it a scone..here  I want to share a recipe how to make a buttermilk scone..

THE INGREDIENTS:

2 1/2 cups flour

2 tablespoons sugar

1/2 cup butter - cold

1 tablespoon baking powder

1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 cup buttermilk

1 egg beaten for a bit rubbed on scones

METHOD:

1.       Heat oven at 180'C for 5 minutes (temperature depends on the type of oven you use)

2.       Sift flour with baking powder and sugar. Then add all the cold butter already cut into small cubes and mash the butter with a fork and mix the butter with the flour until it becomes like breadcrumbs patter preferably do all of this quickly so that the butter remains cool.

3.        In a suitable container combine egg, vanilla and buttermilk. Mix all ingredients until well blended.

4.       Make like a hole in the middle of the dough mixture and put the egg mixture, then mix this mixture with a spoon, let all the ingredients well enough. Do not knead the dough too long.  Compact the dough like a ball put in the freezer briefly for 20 minutes.

5.       Remove the dough from the refrigerator and continue to smooth the dough with flour mills approximately 1 inch thick and use round molds or glasses to die the dough.  Arrange the dough on the baking tray that has rubbed some butter or vegetable oil. Apply egg or milk in this scones dough surface.

6.       Bake the scones for 20-30 minutes at a temperature of 180'C or  until cooked golden brown scones, make sure not to cook later over scones can be shattered / dry. When cooked remove from the oven and leave to cool on the relay / steel tray.

After done your buttermilk scone,,you can have it with the butter, cheese or jam.

variety of color lavender

 buttermilk scone and cake that i can get at their cafe'