Cherry Scones
3
1/3
2½
-
cups all purpose flour
½
¾
1
1
1
1
cup sugar
teaspoons baking powder
teaspoon baking soda
teaspoon salt
cup cold unsalted butter
cup half and half
cup dried cherries
cup fruity red wine
½
teaspoon almond extract
:
Topping
2
tablespoons sugar
¼
1
cinnamon or allspice
tablespoon half and half
:
Directions
Soak the dried cherries in the cup of red
3
wine overnight or for at least
hours to
.
400° .
rehydrate the cherries
Preheat the oven to
F
A TASTE OF
SCOTLAND
Mix all the dry ingredients together in a
.
large bowl
Cut the cold butter into small
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pieces and then work it into the dry
.
ingredients
Work the butter until the dry
.
ingredients become crumbly
Drain the cherries and add them to the mix
along with the cup of half and half and the
½
.
teaspoon of almond extract
.
carefully
,
When many Americans think of scones
.
.
Scotland
The earliest reference to scones comes from
Scotland
When a bannock
,
,
into wedges
,
a plate size quick bread
.
scones can be lightly sweetened or savory
You do not want to over mix the
batter because it will make the scones
.
,
scones include raisins
,
dates
,
currants
was cut
,
the wedges were known as scones
.
Mix
they think
In Scotland
Ingredients in these
.
or cheese
There is good
reason to believe that the original idea behind the scones we
-
tough
enjoy in the United States today came with the Scots and Scots
Roll the dough out with a rolling pin into a
round shape until it is
½
.
inch thick
the dough into wedges and place on your
.
cookie sheet
After you have all the scones
on the cookie sheet mix the sugar and
.
cinnamon for the topping together
Brush
the scones with tablespoon of half and
half and then sprinkle the cinnamon sugar
.
.
Irish settlers
Cut
.
This is a modern American version of the scone
Here in
America we like to add different fruits to the scone that they do
.
not in Scotland
,
When I visited Scotland and Ireland recently
I
discovered that the most common fruit scone was a raisin
.
scone
This recipe is my own creation inspired by a close friend
.
who loves cherries and scones
mixture on top of the scones
Bake for
15-20
.
minutes until done
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