Cherry Almond Scones
Cherry Almond Scones are an excellent dessert, breakfast, or afternoon snack to go with your upcoming afternoon tea party!
Ingredients
- 2 cups All-Purpose Flour plus extra for hands and work surface
- 1/2 cup Granulated Sugar
- 2 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
- 1 tsp Cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1/2 cup Unsalted Butter frozen
- 1/2 cup Heavy Cream plus 2 Tablespoons for brushing
- 1 large Egg
- 1 1/2 tsp Almond Extract
- 1 cup Fresh or Frozen Cherries
- 1 cup Slivered Almonds
Icing
- 1 cup Confectioners Sugar
- 4 tbsp Cream or Milk (reduce to 3 tbsp)
- 1 tsp Almond Extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- In a large mixing bowl, add dry ingredients (flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt).
- Grate frozen butter and add to dry ingredients with hands. Do not overwork.
- Whisk the wet ingredients together in a separate bowl (heavy cream, vanilla, and egg).
- Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients along with cherries and almonds and gently work together with hands. Do not overwork.
- Form dough into a disk on floured surface and cut into eight wedges.
- Place scones on parchment lined baking sheet. Brush scones with heavy cream and sprinkle with coarse sugar and place in refrigerate for 10 minutes.
- Bake for 22 – 25 minutes or until golden brown around edges.
Instructions for Icing
- Whisk together confectioners sugar, cream, and almond extract.
- Once scones are removed from oven and cooled. Drizzle icing over top.