Dried Cherry Scones

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 4 cups sifted cake flour (not self rising)
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
• 1 cup dried cherries
• 1 large egg
• 1 cup heavy cream

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees with rack in middle.
• 2 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.
• 3 whisk together egg and cream in a small bowl, then fold into flour mixture until dough just comes together (dough will be quite delicate).
• 4 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.
• 5 brush tops of scones with additional cream and sprinkle with sugar.
• 6 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!