Ingredients
The following ingredients have 4 Servings
- 150g/1 cup dried cherries
- 250ml/1 cup orange juice (for soaking cherries)
- 450g/4 cups all purpose flour
- 50g/1/4 cup caster sugar
- 1 Tbsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 125g/1/2 cup chilled butter
- 2 eggs (large)
- 4 tbsp milk
- 90g/1/2 cup chocolate chips or chopped chocolate
- 1-2 tbsp half and half/single cream for brushing
Instruction
- Preheat oven to 400F/200C. Soak cherries in orange juice for 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a large bowl combine flour, sugar, baking powder and baking soda. Cut butter into the flour mixture with a pastry blender or pulse it in a food processor until the mixture resembles bread crumbs.
- Beat the eggs and milk with a fork and drain cherries. Make a well in the flour mixture and pour in the milk and eggs, add cherries and chocolate, mix well until you form soft dough. (If your dough is too sticky add a bit of flour).
- Turn out on a floured surface and roll it out 3/4" thick. Cut scones with a round pastry cutter. You will have 16-18 scones.
- Place on a parchment lined baking sheet, and brush the tops of your scones with half & half or single cream. Sprinkle with a bit of sugar if desired. Bake in the oven for 15 minutes.