Breakfast Breads: Samovar Cherry Scones

By SharonE

One of my favorite scones...more on the cakey side

Ingredients

• 6 cups all purpose flour
• 1 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 3 tbsp baking powder
• 1/2 cup dried cherries, cut in half
• zest of 1 lemon
• 1 1/8 cup cold butter, cut into pea-sized pieces
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
• 2 egg yolks, beaten
• 1/2 cup oats
• 1/4 cup sugar
• salt

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

Sift all dry ingredients into a large bowl, then add cherries and lemon zest.

Quickly cut the butter into the flour, but do not over mix; you should still see chunks of butter.

In a separate bowl, mix eggs, heavy cream, buttermilk, honey and vanilla.

Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and mix with a fork. When mostly wet, use floured hands to bring the dough together.

Place the dough onto a floured work surface and shape into a large oval (should be 2" thick).

Brush with egg yolk, then sprinkle on oats, sugar and salt.

Cut into 8 triangles, place on baking sheet lined with parchment paper and bake for 10 minutes. Turn sheet and bake an additional 10 minutes (or until golden).