Dried Cherry Scones
3 cups All purpose flour
1/3 cup Sugar
2 1/2 teaspoons Baking powder
1/2 teaspoon Soda
3/4 teaspoon Salt
3/4 cup Cold butter; (unsalted) — cut into small pieces
3/4 cup Dried cherries
1 teaspoon Lemon zest — finely chopped
1 cup Buttermilk
1 tablespoon Cream — (for glaze)
Stir flour, sugar, baking powder, soda and salt together. Cut in the butter until it resembles coarse cornmeal; stir in cherries and lemon zest. Add the buttermilk little by little and mix just to combine. Gather the dough into a ball, turn out onto a lightly floured surface and pat into a 1/2″ thick circle. Cut into desired shapes, I always do heart shapes, place 1″ apart on a lightly greased cookie sheet, brush tops with cream and bake in a 425 deg oven until golden – about 12 minutes. Makes 20 – 24 scones.
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