Cherry Scones are a perfect combination of flaky, buttery goodness and juicy cherries, making them a wonderful treat for breakfast or tea time.
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time 20 minutesminutes
Total Time 40 minutesminutes
Servings 8scones
Calories 337kcal
Author Ayla O'Neill
Equipment
cherry pitter
mixing bowls
baking sheet
Ingredients
2eggs
¾cupheavy cream
½teaspoonalmond extract
2½cupsall-purpose flour
¼cupsugar
4teaspoonsbaking powder
¼teaspoonsalt
⅓cupcold butter
1cupcherriespitted and cut into quarters
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400℉.
In a small bowl, whisk together eggs, heavy cream, and almond extract.
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Add cold butter to flour mixture and combine with a pastry cutter (or your hands!) until butter is cut into pea sized crumbs.
Create a well and add in wet mixture and cherries and mix until just combined. Mixture will be sticky and not totally held together in bowl.
Lightly sprinkle flour onto counter and dump mixture onto counter. Shape into a circle 1½-inches high.