How diplomatic is your shower?
Do you have minty unisex soaps? Do you have pleasant, not completely feminine smelling shampoo?
Do you hide the pumice stone in the bathroom cabinet? What’s going on with the face wash situation? Does it smell like… you know, soap?
I might have an issue. I’m rocking gardenia body wash, crazy flower town shampoo, an excessive variety of hair conditioners, lavender soap, and rose face wash. It’s a lady paradise. Truly.
… and I’ve noticed that not a drop of my lady products are used when a certain handsome-handed gentleman I know uses my shower.
I might need to get him some man soap. When do you buy a man mansoap ? Is that too forward? Oh gracious….
I suppose some people prefer to eat their lavender as opposed to bathing in it.
Wait. I’m certainly not complaining. I’ll keep the expensive lady’s paradise to myself… I’m just not sure about the timing of man soap.
I’ll totally share my lavender… in scone form.
**Update. Mansoap purchased. Mansoap in shower. No biggie. Done and done.
I think lavender is just pretty.
In food form, lavender is more fragrant that flavorful. It adds a delicate sophistication to the scones.
Soapy? Perfume? Yes… if you add too much.
1 tablespoon of lavender is the perfect amount. Oh! Toasted walnuts too! The toasted nuts really bring these scones back down to earth. I love what the crunch and toasty flavor add to the scones.
Ps. I’m pretty sure this kitten is not a kitten anymore.
Honey glaze… because we’re just trying to pretend like it’s tea time… and I like glaze on everything.
Look how pretty this is!
These scones are buttery and flaky. They won’t flatten and spread while baking. Great texture and a unique fragrant nature.
Make them for yourself. Feel fancy.
Lavender and Toasted Walnut Scones
makes 8 biscuits
For the Biscuits:
1 tablespoon dried lavender
1/2 cup walnut pieces
3 cups all-purpose flour
3 tablespoon granulated sugar
4 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, cold, cut into small cubes
1 large egg
3/4 cup buttermilk, cold
For the Glaze:
1 cup powdered sugar, sifted
1 tablespoon honey
1 tablespoon milk
Place racks in the center and upper third of the oven and preheat to 425 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Set aside.
Using a spice grinder, a mortar and pestle, or a clean cutting board and the back of a knife, grind or press the dried lavender. We just want to break it up into slightly smaller pieces and bring out the essential oil and the fragrance.
Place walnut pieces on a baking sheet and place in the oven. Toast for about 5 minutes, until slightly browned and fragrant. Remove from the oven. Cool completely. Chop coarsely and set aside.
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Add lavender. Add cold butter and, using your fingers, work the butter into the flour mixture. Work quickly to incorporate the butter into the flour. The butter bits will be the size of small pebbles and oat flakes.
Whisk together egg and buttermilk.
Toss the walnut into the dry ingredient mixture, and create a small well in the center of the flour and butter mixture. Pour in the buttermilk, all at once, and use a fork to incorporate the ingredients. Make sure that all of the flour bits are moistened by the egg and buttermilk.
Dump the shaggy dough onto a lightly floured work surface. Bring together, kneading lightly, until the dough forms a 1-inch thick rectangle. Use a knife to cut the dough into 8 equal pieces. Place on the baking sheet.
Brush biscuit tops with buttermilk and baker for 12 to 15 minutes, until lightly browned on top and firm-ish in the center. Let cool until almost entirely cool before topping with glaze.
To make the glaze, whisk together powdered sugar, honey, and milk. Whisk until smooth. Drizzle scones with glaze and sprinkle with a bit more lavender.
Scones are best served the day they’re made, thought they’re still delicious the second day.
Kristin
I love fancy scones! If you want something that smells amazing but not overly girlie, Kiss My Face has great body washes that would totally work for boys. I have noticed that my husband has started to steal mine. Also, all natural, so again if he asks, you’ve just decided to switch to products that are better for your skin.
Sophie Delphis
These look beautiful – I love the colors. As for shower products, I share everything with my boyfriend, so I guess the products are de facto unisex.
lynn @ the actor's diet
there’s a bunch of lavender that grows on the path i walk along every day that is just BUSY with the bees. it’s made me fear lavender!
Courtney
Trader Joe’s has shampoo, conditioner, and body wash that’s super citrusy but not distinctly girly. It’s fresh, cheap, and works really well. The best part it is smells girly on me and just clean on my husband. Or try something with a faint vanilla scent. Hope that helps!
Kisha
The scones look lovely. I’m definitely trying them. As far as the soap situation, Irish spring is a good soap to use. Or old spice. Or just sniff his neck and try to come as close as possible of what you think he smells like. Have fun.
Becca
Yum! By the way, you totally just made me 10x more humgry (hungrier?) by just looking at these scones, and I really want one, but I have no lavender. Maybe if I make it without the lavender…Hmmm.
By the way, sorry about your shower situation, but I cannot help you. Maybe just buy a nice bar of soap and stick it in your shower?
Julia
Can fresh lavender be used?
Bev Weidner
I could bath in the lavenders, eat the lavenders, go to second base with the lavenders.
what? you would too.
As far as the shower situation, at least your mom didn’t buy you a pine nut mess from Bath and Body works. I mean, really?
amy
He will always be your kitten.
Erin
I totally have a solution for you. Fancy handmade good for your skin soaps, they come in all kinds of scentless, ambiguously scented, and mannishly scented nature-y varieties, they look rugged and manly with chunks of stuff in them and are usually not available in girly colors. BUT, and this is key, they are fancy so if it becomes an awkward situation where handsome hands accuses you of buying him soap for some freakish motive of your own then you can totally brush it off and say hey that is fancy skin softening handmade soap to pamper my delicate lady skin, obviously.
joythebaker
i like where your head is at!
Liana
I have never considered baking with lavender, does have a certain sophistication about it hey. The scones look lovely, especially with the added honey drizzle. I have a soft spot for dips, sauces and glazes alike :)
Not sure how my man would react, he had homemade icecream with rose water in it recently and thought it tasted with perfume, haha. Goodluck with the man soap decision. I’d just throw one in there and if he asks be like “Oh that thing? Just trying something new.” :)
Nikki.rae
I’ve got the opposite problem. Somehow my shower has become a total man shower. Not a girly flowery scent in sight. My shampoo and conditioner make my hair feel stringy. Totes even have the minty body wash that stings. What has the world come to? I must go get myself some gardenia ASAP.
P.S. Lavender = yum.
Mitra
Clearly it was a mistake to have made scones for breakfast before getting todays post. I can’t wait to try these! I love lavender in food. I love scones. Walnuts aren’t exactly popular in my house, so I’m going to give these a try with toasted almonds.
joythebaker
sounds delicious!
Emily
I’m going to second the Dr. Bronner’s suggestion. My boyfriend uses it for soap and shampoo (and to wash his dishes but that’s a whole other story…). Plus it’s good to have around if you go camping or something since it’s safe to use in lakes and such. Trader Joe’s has some nice unisex bath gels and shampoo as well- tea tree, mint, or citrus.
Good luck! Oh… and your cat is adorable. Orange cats are the best!
Holly
The bathroom I share with my husband is definitely my domain. He has one shelf and one small corner of the shower. I have girly perfumes, moisturizers, body washes, body scrubs, face stuff, you name it – EVERYWHERE.
We don’t even have room for towels.
How important is the egg in scones? I’ve made a few scones without egg and they seem to come out fine. Does it drastically effect the taste? or keep the scone more moist? a better consistency? I don’t have anything against egg, I’m just wondering. :)