Dried Cherry Scones Recipe Recipes Recipe For Potato

DRIED CHERRY SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees with rack in middle.
• Whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Scatter butter on top and blend with your fingertips until mixture resembles coarse meal. Mix in dried cherries.
• Whisk together egg and cream in a small bowl, then fold into flour mixture until dough just comes together (dough will be quite delicate).
• Turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface. With floured hands press into a 1 inch thick rectangle. Use a 3 inch round cookie cutter and cut into rounds and arrange 2 inches apart on a parchment paper lined baking sheet. Gather scraps and cut out additional scones.
• Brush tops of scones with additional cream and sprinkle with sugar.
• Bake scones, rotating baking sheet halfway through baking, until tops are golden, 25-30 minutes. Cool on a rack about 10 minutes before serving. They are also good the next day!

DRIED CHERRY SCONES

Steps:

• Combine 1/2 cup of dried cherries (or other dried fruit) with 2 tablespoons brandy or apricot nectar.
• Let stand for 15 minutes.
• Combine dry ingredients (flour, sugar, salt, baking powder).
• Cut the shortening into the dry ingredients well.
• Add pecans.
• Make a 'hole' in the center of the dried mixture.
• Stir together well beaten egg and half-and-half.
• Add egg and fruit mixtures to dry ingredients all at once.
• Using a fork, stir just until moistened.
• Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface.
• Knead for 12 to 15 strokes.
• Form dough into a 7 inch circle, and cut into 8 wedges.
• Place scones 1 inch apart on an ungreased baking sheet.
• Brush tops with 1 tbsp half-and-half, sprinkle with 2 tsp sugar.
• Bake in a 400 degree oven for 12 to 15 minutes.
• Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes.
• Serve warm with maple-nut butter posted on this site, if desired.

DRIED CHERRY BUTTERMILK SCONES

Steps:

• In a bowl whisk together 1/2 cup of the buttermilk, the egg, the brown sugar, and the vanilla until the mixture is combined well. In another bowl stir together the flour, the baking powder, the baking soda, and the salt and blend in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Stir in the cherries and the buttermilk mixture with a fork until the mixture just forms a sticky but manageable dough. Knead the dough gently for 30 seconds on a lightly floured surface, pat it into a 3/4-inch-thick round, and cut it into 8 wedges. On an ungreased baking sheet brush the wedges with the remaining 1/4 cup buttermilk and sprinkle them with the granulated sugar. Bake the scones in the middle of a preheated 400°F. oven for 15 to 18 minutes, or until they are golden.