Dried Cherry Scones

By SaraB

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/3 cup chilled butter, cut into pieces
• 1 egg
• 2/3 cup whipping cream
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp almond extract
• 1 cup dried cherries
• Egg wash, 1 egg and 1 tsp water, beaten
• Sugar and sliced almonds, for sprinkling

Details

Servings 8

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375.

Combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Cut in butter with pastry blender. Combine wet ingredients and mix into dry just until moistened. Add cherries. Mixture will be very sticky. Turn onto floured surface and knead 4 to 5 times with floured hands. Pat out to 1/2 inch thick and cut circles. Brush tops with egg wash. Sprinkle tops with sugar and sliced almonds. Place on greased baking sheet. Bake for 15 to 18 minutes.