Description
Wonderful scones from epicurious.com. I didn't have a 2" heart-shaped cookie cutter so i just cut the dough into 12 triangular shapes. Very easy and absolutely delicious. I love the combo of orange, vanilla, almond, cherry and chocolate. A must-try!
Ingredients
- Unbleached All-purpose Flour
- Sugar
- Baking Powder
- Baking Soda
- Salt
- Unsalted Butter
- Orange Rind
- Miniature Semisweet Chocolate Chips
- Dried Tart Cherry
- Buttermilk
- Egg Yolk
- Vanilla Extract
- Almond Extract
- Milk
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 finger
- 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
- Preheat oven to 400f
- 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
- Serve warm or at room temperature