Scones Are On!

I decided to pull out some of the cherries I dried this summer to make scones. And wouldn't you know it, the one piece I decide to photograph doesn't even show any of the cherries! Oops!

Cherry Scones

2 cups flour

1/4 cup packed browno sugar

1 1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp salt

1/3 cup chilled butter, cut into small pieces

1/2 cup dried cherries (or other fruit)

1/2 cup milk

3 tbsp maple syrup

Preheat oven to 400. Combine all dry ingredients in a bowl; cut in butter with pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add cherries; toss well. Combine milk and syrup; add to flour mixture, stirring just until moist. Turn dough onto lightly floured surface and need 4-5 times. Pat dough into 8 inch circle on coated baking sheet. Cut into wedges, cutting into but not all the way through the dough. Bake at 400 for 17 minutes. Serve warm. Sprinkle with powdered sugar if desired.

Enjoy!