Matcha Lavender Scones

Ingredients:

1/2 cup frozen unsalted butter

2-3 tbsp matcha powder (culinary grade)

2 tsp culinary lavender

1 and 3/4 cup + 2 tbsp flour

1/2 cup sugar

1 tsp baking soda (split into 1/2 tsp and 1/2 tsp)

zest of 1 lemon

2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 cup vanilla yogurt

1/2 cup zero fat milk

1/4 cup white chocolate chips

Note: The key to successful scones is keeping your ingredients cool and not mixing it too much!

Grate your frozen butter into a container and place it in the freezer. Before I mixed my dry ingredients I threw my culinary lavender in the food processor to get it a little bit smaller. It's okay if there are still lavender size pieces though! Mix your flour, matcha, ground culinary lavender, half your baking soda, baking powder, sugar and salt in a small bowl, then place this second bowl in the freezer. In a larger bowl, stir your yogurt and milk together, adding lemon zest and 1/2 tsp baking soda. Remove your other two bowls from the freezer and quickly incorporate your ground butter into the dry mixture, dusting the little pieces of butter with the dry ingredients. The resulting mixture should still have lots of little pieces of butter because this is what makes your scones nice and flaky! Quickly place this new mixture back in the freezer. Let it cool for about five minutes then fold the wet ingredients into the cooled mixture taking care to mix just enough to get everything incorporated. Dust the dough and your work space with flour then roll out the scones. Place your white chocolate chips on top and fold in gently then place the dough in the freezer for ~ 20 minutes. Preheat your oven to 425 degrees F and lightly grease a baking sheet. Once the dough is quite cool, quickly mold pieces into shape. I folded my dough and broke off little rounds, about 2 -3 inches tall and 2 inches wide. They do not rise a ton but they do expand, so make sure they are your desired height or slightly taller as they're going into the oven. Cook for about 10 minutes or until the edges and tops are slightly golden brown and enjoy! :)