Dried Cherry-lemon Scones

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cream of tartar
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup cold butter
• 1/3-1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 cup dried cherries
• milk
• additional sugar, if desired

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 425°.
• 2 in a medium bowl, mix flour, 1/4 cup sugar, lemon peel, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt.
• 3 cut in butter, using pastry blender, until mixture looks like fine crumbs.
• 4 stir in enough buttermilk so dough leaves side of bowl and forms a ball.
• 5 stir in cherries.
• 6 onto a greased cookie sheet, drop dough by about 1/3 cupfuls about 1 inch apart.
• 7 brush with milk.
• 8 sprinkle with additional sugar.
• 9 bake 10-15 minutes or until light brown.
• 10 immediately remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack.
• 11 serve warm or cool.