Lemon Lavender Scones and two of my loves

If you skip writing in your blog for a year and a half are you required to make a statement about it when you start up again? I'm hoping we can all just by-pass that fact and jump right into the fun stuff. Although it is true, I have a lot of back-logging to take care of. I.E. Going back to school to study design, learning a bunch about design, traveling with friends, so much baking, ...meeting a man and getting married- WHAT! etc etc etc There is a lot to cover, and I promise I'll get to it, but for now lets just glory in the following recipe and fun pictures, shall we?!

I made these scones for my dear-heart Deb, who's moving to LONDON for work in about a month or so. (She is basically living out all of our dreams. Am I right?!) Deb requests these scones every once in a while, which makes me feel like some sort of rock-star. So I thought I would surprise her with them when Lizzie, Deb and I had our sleepover. Yes. That's right. We are grown women who pulled a mattress down to the living room and stayed up way too late gossiping about boys, jamming to the guitar, and talking in strange voices. We had ourselves a good ol' fashioned slumber party. We aren't sorry! We'd do it again! 

I love these women and I feel so lucky to have them in my life. They've both changed me in ways that are permanent and good. In a few weeks, Adam (more on who that is later) and I are moving to my homeland, Oregon. I'm thrilled to be going to a place I've always considered home. But it's made me reflect on the home I've been creating for myself the last 10 years in Utah. These two women, Deb & Lizzie, have helped me create a home here. They have shown me what it is like to be strong and compassionate, especially in trial. I leave my visits with them feeling capable of much and closer to Christ. How do they do that? Just by the way the are? god truly blessed me when I met them. My heart is full of gratitude for all the hard work they've done to become such awesome people, and for sharing that with me.

Taken at our slumber party on my new *polaroid snap. Alex B made an appearance at our slumber party too- because he is fun and we needed someone to serenade us on the guitar.  *Thanks super fun wedding gifts!

This is from the time Lizzie and I went to NY & entered the Newsies Lottery and we BOTH won tickets. This is one of my greatest accomplishments in life. Side note: It was actually a super cool gift from Heavenly Father. I'll tell you about it some time- true story! 

This is Deb. In this picture Deb is wearing her signature Deb color... ehem, COLOUR (since she is moving to London). This was taken at my 30th birthday party, where the theme was "30 Rocks". Isn't Deb pretty!

Okay Okay, isn't this post supposed to have a recipe in it somewhere? Here is my favorite scone recipe in honor of Deb moving to London.

Lemon Lavender Scones

Preheat oven to 400 Degrees

2 C Flour
1/2 C sugar
1 tsp Salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
Lemmon zest of 2 lemons
2 tsp chopped dried lavender
4 TBS butter, cold
1/2 C plain yogurt
1/2 C buttermilk
3/4 C powdered sugar
2TBS Lemmon juice

In one bowl:

• Mix flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, baking soda, lemon zest,  & 1 1/2 tsp lavendar.
• Cut chilled butter into 6 pieces and mix with your hands in the flour mixture. I just break up the butter into smaller bits with my hands

In another bowl:

• Combine yogurt & buttermilk with a whisk.

Add wet ingredients with dry ingredients. I usually mix this with my hands- it gets a bit messy :)

Kneed dough on a well floured surface until it feels combined. Be careful not to over kneed.

Form dough into a rectangle that's 9x4, and about 3/4 inch thick.

Cut into 6 equal parts and place on parchment paper covered cookie sheet

Bake 18-20 min

Let cool before drizzling the glaze

Glaze:

• Combine remaining lavender, powdered sugar & lemon juice. I usually blend these three until I et a slightly runny consistency & I like the taste. I love seeing the bits of lavender in the glaze! 

Bon Appetit!