Maple Buttermilk Scones with Lavender Sea Salt
A delicious maple buttermilk scone with maple glaze and a smattering of lavender sea salt.
Servings: 12
Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup spelt flour you can sub with all purpose or whole wheat flour
- 1 1/2 tablespoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
- 1 1/2 sticks butter 12 tablespoons
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup maple syrup plus 2 tablespoons for glaze
- 3 tablespoons confectioner's sugar
- 2 tablespoons lavender sea salt might not use all
Instructions
- Mix in one bowl, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, brown sugar together. Mix cold pieces butter together in flour. You can use a food processor for this part, no longer than 10 seconds or use a pastry cutter. I just mix with my hands. Add in buttermilk and 1/2 cup maple syrup and mix with a wooden spoon. Knead about 8 times into a mound of dough. Roll out into two small circle. Cut 6 wedges from each circle.
- Bake at 400 for 16-20 minutes, depending on size of each wedge.
- Make glaze by mixing maple syrup and confectioner's sugar to make glaze.
- While warm, drizzle maple glaze . Sprinkle with sea salt.