Earl Grey Scones with Honey Lavender glaze

I've got a friend who is trying to get pregnant so she's cutting back on caffeine (which in our job is VERY necessary).  We were having our weekly tea talk when she told me that she's cut out drinking tea and instead makes breakfast muffins and mixes tea into the batter...genius!  I'm not really a fan of muffins but I looooove making scones and went through a phase where there were 3 different kinds of scones in our house at any given time. I've decided to take full advantage of my day off and dive in to all the things I've been wanting this week.  So here are the scones.

2 c. All-purpose flour

1/2 c. almond flour
1/4 c. ground flaxseed
(if you don't want to use almond and flaxseed just 2.5 c. of A-P flour)
1/4 c. light brown sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. allspice
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 earl grey teabags
1 egg
1/2 c. cold butter
1/2 c. of buttermilk
***Instead of buttermilk I take 1c. of almond milk and 1 tbs. vinegar, mix them together, let it sit for 5 mins. then use however much the recipe calls for***
Preheat oven to 300 degrees
Mix all the dry ingredients by hand or with a mixer.  I prefer by hand when I'm not in a rush, it's like grown up play doh.

After you mix the dry ingredients quickly cube the cold butter and mix it in until the dough is crumbly.

whisk the vanilla, milk and egg together then pour in with the rest and mix thoroughly but do not overmix.

Place dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead 5-6 times.

Shape it into a circle and press it out to about 3/4 inch thickness, slice however your heart desires, I prefer tiny scones.

Place on a silpat sheet or a baking sheet with parchment and place in the oven for 15-20 minutes.  They're done when the bottoms are starting to brown.

Place them on a cooling rack until completely cooled.

Optional Glaze:

I always put a powdered sugar glaze on my scones but with these being so perfect and tea-like I had to go a little overboard. I took a teaspoon of lavender, lightly crushed and put it into a tea ball, heated up some almond milk and let it steep. The house smelled like a little tea shop.

2/3 c. powdered sugar
1 tsp. honey powder
2 tablespoons of lavender infused almond milk
whisk into submission and drizzle over your cooled scones.

**adjust sugar to milk ratio for desired consistency**