Fruit Scones
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A home-kitchen version of fruit scones, written step by step so it's easy to follow that's worth the oven time.
Ingredients
- 3 c. self-rising flour
- 1/4 c. sugar
- 1/4 c. firmly packed light brown sugar
- 1/2 c. dry cranberries or cherries, coarsely chopped
- 1/2 c. chilled butter, cut into pieces (1 stick)
- 1 c. whipping cream
Method
Preheat oven to 400°.
Butter 2 large cookie sheets.
Sift flour into bowl.
Mix in both sugars.
Add butter and rub in fingertips until mixture resembles coarse meal.
Add 1/2 cup dried fruit.
Stir in enough cream to form soft, slightly sticky dough. Turn dough out onto slightly floured surface and knead until just combined.
Gather dough into ball; flatten into disc.
Roll out to thickness of 3/4-inch.
Cut out rounds using 2-inch round cookie cutter.
Gather scraps and re-roll on floured surface.
Cut out additional rounds.
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