Dried Cherry Scones
Total preparation time: 25 minutes
Serves: 20Ingredients:
- 3 cups Flour
- 1/3 cup Sugar
- 2 1/2 teaspoons Baking Powder
- 3/4 teaspoon Salt
- 3/4 cup Cold butter (unsalted)
- 3/4 cup Dried cherries
- 1 cup Milk
Steps:
- Stir flour, sugar, baking powder, soda and salt together. Cut in the butter until it resembles coarse cornmeal; stir in cherries and lemon zest.
- 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.
- 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)