Chocolate Chunk Cherry Scones

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 5 tablespoons cold butter
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chunk
• 1/2 cup dried cherries
• 1 teaspoon water

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 400.
• 2 grease cookie sheet with cooking spray.
• 3 in large bowl, mix flour, baking powder, sugar and salt.
• 4 cut in butter using pastry blender or fork until mixture forms coarse crumbs.
• 5 in medium bowl, beat 1 of the eggs with a fork.
• 6 stir in whipping cream and vanilla.
• 7 stir in chocolate chunks and cherries until combined.
• 8 pour over crumb mixture.
• 9 stir until just moistened-do not over-mix.
• 10 place dough on lightly floured surface.
• 11 knead lightly 4 times.
• 12 pat into 7in circle about 1 inch thick.
• 13 transfer to cookie sheet.
• 14 in a small bowl, beat remaining egg.
• 15 stir in water.
• 16 brush mixture lightly over top of dough.
• 17 discard any remaining mixture.
• 18 cut into 8 wedges.
• 19 separate slightly so wedges aren't touching.
• 20 bake 15-20 minutes or toothpick comes out clean.
• 21 remove to cooling rack.
• 22 cool 10 minutes.
• 23 serve warm.