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Dried Cherry Scones

Source of Recipe


Bon Appétit, October 2005






List of Ingredients



• 1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  
• 3 Tbsp sugar
  
• 1-1/2 tsp baking powder
  
• 1/4 tsp salt
  
• 6 Tbsp (3/4 stick) chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
  
• 1/2 cup chopped dried tart cherries
  
• 1/3 cup buttermilk
  
• 1 large egg
  
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
  
• 1 tsp grated orange peel
  






Instructions



1. Preheat oven to 400° F. Spray baking sheet with nonstick vegetable oil spray.
   
   
2. Mix flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in large bowl to blend. Add butter; rub in with fingertips until pea-size pieces form. Stir in cherries. Whisk buttermilk, egg, vanilla and orange peel in small bowl. Add egg mixture to flour mixture; stir just until dough forms.
   
   
3. Shape dough into 6-inch round on prepared sheet. Cut into 8 wedges, spacing 1-1/2 inches apart. Bake scones until golden, about 15 minutes.
   
   Makes 8