We went out for a drive across the river and through Dutchess County yesterday. Misty Mouse found the Fork in the Road…
We found a farm stand where we bought some beautiful cherries…
Today I decided to make some cherry scones for breakfast. I have been craving scones for a couple weeks, but haven’t a fruit on hand that I wanted to try in them. In the cooler months I make them almost every weekend and have the recipe memorized… This is my recipe for the scones I made today:
Cherry Scones
preheat oven to 450 degrees
Sift together:
2 cups flour
2 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
2 Tbs. sugar, I use turbinado sugar
cut in finely:
1/4 cup cold butter
stir in:
1 partially beaten egg
1/2 cup milk, I use soy milk
2/3 cups pitted, chopped cherries
Round up on a floured surface. Knead very lightly. Pat out to about 1/2 inch thick. brush with 2-3 Tbs of milk and sprinkle 1 Tbs more sugar over top. Cut into wedges. place on ungreased baking sheet. Bake 8 – 10 minutes until golden brown.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend!
chris said,
June 29, 2008 @ 3:54 pm
The whole wheat muffins are in the oven! That scone looks fabulous! I’ll try that recipe next.
Cute picture of misty mouse…
Cara | Sew Bettie said,
June 30, 2008 @ 3:03 am
I love the fork in the road!
mushroommeadows said,
June 30, 2008 @ 8:36 pm
The cherries are beautiful! I’m sure they tasted just as good in the scones!
Spot said,
July 13, 2008 @ 2:50 am
This scone recipe turned out great! I used a little brown sugar on top rather than white, and let the cherries soak in lemon juice a bit too. Thanks for sharing!
Spot said,
July 13, 2008 @ 1:45 pm
Just a quick question, though. I had some trouble getting the scones to turn out crumbly and biscuit-like; they ended up having a little bit more of the texture of cake. My dough is really wet and sticky, too, even when I turn it out into flour. Am I missing a step somewhere?
Marcella said,
July 22, 2008 @ 12:30 am
These are totally yummy- I added some apricot to my second batch for a bit more flavor. mmmm!