Whispers Ranch Bed and Breakfast

Dried Cherry Scones: Breakfast-Brunch

Servings: 20

Prep time:25 minutes

Ingredients:

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  3 cups Flour

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  1/3 cup Sugar

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  2 1/2 teaspoons Baking Powder

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  3/4 teaspoon Salt

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  3/4 cup Cold butter (unsalted)

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  3/4 cup Dried cherries

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  1 cup Milk

Step 1:

Stir flour, sugar, baking powder, soda and salt together. Cut in the butter until it resembles coarse cornmeal; stir in cherries and lemon zest.

Step 2:

Add the buttermilk little by little and mix just to combine. Gather the dough into a ball, turn out onto a lightly floured surface and pat into a 1/2" thick circle.

Step 3:

Cut into desired shapes, place 1" apart on a lightly greased cookie sheet, brush tops with cream and bake in a 375 deg oven until golden - about 12 minutes. Makes 20 - 24 scones (small) or 12 scones (large)