Royal Cherry Scones Recipes

CHERRY SCONES RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 240 degrees Celsius/ 460 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a baking tray with baking paper.
• Stone and chop the cherries. Set aside.
• Sift the flour, baking powder, and salt in a wide bowl. Lightly stir in the sugar.
• Cut the butter into cubes and rub them into the flour mixture with your fingertips until the mixture resembles crumbs. Stir in the chopped cherries.
• You will need about 1 ½ egg for the dough and ½ egg for the egg wash. Break one egg in a cup. Whisk lightly. Pour ½ of the egg into another bowl. Set the cup with the remaining egg aside.Add the second egg to the half egg in the bowl. Add the milk and whisk together.
• Combine: Pour the egg-milk mixture into the flour mixture. Stir to mix with a spoon. The dough will be rather soft.
• Cut scones: Turn the dough onto a floured surface and shape with your hands into a round shape, about 22 cm/ 8.7 inches diameter and 2,5 cm/ 1 inch thick. Cut into 8 triangles, flouring the knife, if necessary.
• Brush: Transfer the scones to the prepared baking tray and brush them with the remaining egg in the bowl. Sprinkle with brown sugar.
• Bake for about 12 minutes or until golden brown. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool.

CHERRY SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a nonstick baking mat; set aside.
• In the bowl of a food processor, combine flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt. Add butter and pulse 3 to 6 times until mixture resembles a coarse meal. Transfer mixture to a large bowl; stir in cherries and lemon zest.
• In a small bowl, beat together egg and cream. Add to flour mixture; stir gently with a fork until mixture just comes together. If dough seems too dry, add a splash of cream; mixture should not be too sticky.
• Transfer dough to a lightly floured work surface. Shape dough into a 6-inch circle, about 1 inch thick. Using a sharp knife, cut dough into 8 equal wedges. Place scones on prepared baking sheet; lightly brush tops with heavy cream and sprinkle with sugar. Bake until golden brown, 12 to 14 minutes.
• Let cool slightly on baking sheet before transferring to a wire cooling rack to cool completely. Scones are best eaten the day they are made.

DRIED CHERRY SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven: 325 degrees F.
• Combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Cut in butter with pastry blender. Combine wet ingredients and mix into dry just until moistened. Add cherries. Mixture will be very sticky. Turn onto floured surface and knead 4 to 5 times with floured hands. Pat out to 1/2-inch thick and cut circles. Brush tops with egg wash. Sprinkle tops with sugar and sliced almonds. Place on greased baking sheet. Bake for 15 to 18 minutes.

CHERRY SCONES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Put the flour, ½ tsp salt, bicarb and butter into a bowl and rub in with your fingertips until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Mix in the sugar.
• Quickly mix in the buttermilk, a splash of milk, vanilla and cherries and bring together to form a soft dough. Press out onto a lightly floured surface, to about 3cm thick. Cut out with 5cm cutters.
• Transfer to a lightly floured baking sheet, brush with the remaining milk and bake for 12-15 mins until golden and well risen. Serve with clotted cream and jam.

PERFECT SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, and salt into a large bowl. Cut in butter using a pastry blender or two knives until mixture resembles coarse meal. Mixing lightly with your fingers, add heavy cream just until dough holds together. Wrap in plastic and chill about 1/2 hour before rolling out.
• Butter a large baking sheet; set aside. Roll dough into a circle, 1/2 inch thick for small scones and 3/4 inch thick for larger ones. Using a biscuit or cookie cutter, cut dough into various shapes. Transfer scones to prepared baking sheet.
• Combine egg and light cream in a small bowl; brush tops of scones with mixture. Bake until golden brown and puffed, 13 to 15 minutes. Serve warm.