Heart-Shaped Dried Cherry and Chocolate Chip Scones
Heart-Shaped Dried Cherry and Chocolate Chip Scones might be just the Scottish recipe you are searching for. This recipe serves 12. This morn meal has 390 calories, 11g of protein, and 20g of fat per serving. It will be a hit at your valentin day event. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up sugar, orange peel, unbleached all purpose flour, and a few other things to make it today.
Instructions
Butter and flour baking sheet.
Whisk 2 cups flour, 1/3 cup sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in large bowl.
Add butter and grated orange peel; rub in with fingertips until coarse meal forms.
Mix in chocolate chips and dried cherries.
Whisk buttermilk, egg yolk, vanilla extract, and almond extract in small bowl to blend.
Add buttermilk mixture to dry ingredients; stir with fork until dough comes together in moist clumps. Gather dough into ball. Press out dough on lightly floured surface to 3/4-inch thickness. Using 2-inch heart-shaped cookie cutter, cut out scones. Gather scraps, press out dough and cut out additional scones.
Transfer to baking sheet, spacing 1 inch apart. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; chill.)
Brush scones lightly with milk; sprinkle with remaining 2 tablespoons sugar.
Bake until scones are crusty on top and tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 15 minutes (or up to 20 minutes if refrigerated).
Serve warm or at room temperature.