cooking30 Nov 2008 06:57 pm
cherry scones with white chocolate
These scones were easy to make and so sweet and tasty. The recipe calls for a lot of vanilla, so they had a nice vanilla flavor on top of the dried cherries. Mmmmmm. Easy and yum.
Cherry Scones with White Chocolate
[adapted from sconerecipes.net]
Ingredients
2 cups flour
1/4 cup sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup unsalted, cold butter
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
1 egg (+ 1 extra egg for egg wash)
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 tablespoon coarse sugar
1/2 cup dried cherries
1/2 cup white chocolate chips
Directions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
- Lightly grease a cookie sheet.
- Whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
- Cut chilled butter into small 1/2-inch size cubes and blend into flour mixture.
- In a small bowl, stir together the cream, egg, and vanilla.
- Pour cream mixture into flour mixture and stir to combine.
- Fold in cherries and white chocolate chips.
- Lightly flour work surface and hands. Pat dough to a 1/2-inch thickness. Using a 2 inch round biscuit cutter cut out rounds and place 2 inches part on prepared cookie sheet. Gather scraps and repeat until dough is used.
- In a small bowl, stir egg and 1 teaspoon of water together.
- Lightly brush top of scones with egg wash mixture.
- Sprinkle tops of scones with coarshe sugar
- Bake 12-14 minutes or until lightly browned. Don't overbake them; they will be soft at first. Cool on a wire rack.
Happy baking!
