Cherry Cream Scones

Total Time: 24 mins Preparation Time: 12 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 3/4 cup red sour dried cherries, pitted
• boiling water
• 2 cups unbleached flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon lemon, zest of
• 1 1/4 cups heavy cream
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 425 degrees farenheit.
• 2 soak dried cherries in boiling water for at least 5 minutes (i chop each cherry in half first), drain and pat dry.
• 3 combine flour, baking powder, salt and sugar in a medium bowl, mix well with a fork.
• 4 add cherries and lemon zest, mix, then stir in cream until dough starts to mass in the center of bowl.
• 5 divide in half, and transfer each half to a floured board, and lightly knead 3-4 tiumes.
• 6 pat in to a circle at least 1 inch thick, and cut each loaf into six wedges.
• 7 place wedges on ungreased cookie sheet, and brush with butter.
• 8 bake for 12 minutes.