As the friands I made today only used the whites of three eggs, I had an excuse to make something up to use the yolks. On Sunday at the farmers market I bought a small packet of dried heather flowers, and this was a chance to experiment with them. Not really sure of their uses, I decided to go with a Scottish theme and make shortbread - and sticking with this idea, added some whisky and honey (and a bit of orange zest). When they came out of the oven, they smelled gorgeous but looked a bit pasty, so I quickly made a glaze in the microwave with the juice of half the orange I'd zested and a little honey, and brushed it over the top while they were still warm. These are lovely on their own, but will also go well with some fresh fruit and maybe a little syllabub of whipped cream, whisky, orange and honey. If you can't find heather flowers, I think this would work just as well with lavender.