Valentine Recipe- Easy To Make Dried Cherry Scones

Dried Cherry Scones are an adorable Valentine’s Day breakfast! These homemade scones are super easy to make and will have your entire family feeling the love. These Dried Cherry Scones are amazing. They’re buttery and crumbly and the dried cherries add the perfect amount of tart.

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup sugar
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, chilled and chopped
3/4 cup whole milk
1/2 cup dried cherries
1 egg, beaten or 1 tablespoon heavy cream

Method

- Preheat oven to 400 F.

- Whisk the first four ingredients together in a large bowl.

- Add the butter to the flour mixture and mix with either your fingertips, a pastry blender, or two knives until it forms the texture of coarse meal.

- Add the milk and cherries and mix gently until just incorporated (the dough may look a bit dry, but allow it sit for a few minutes and the flour will soak up all the milk).

- Place dough on a lightly floured surface and gently press into a 1″ thick circle.

- Cut out scones using a heart shaped cookie cutter.

- Place scones on a parchment lined baking sheet and brush with beaten egg or heavy cream, if desired (this will give the scones a golden crust).

- Bake in oven for 25 minutes.

- Move immediately to a wire cooling rack and serve.