Quick and Easy Chocolate Chip Scones with Dried Cherries
These classic flaky scones with chocolate chips and dried cherries will win you over!
Servings: 16
Ingredients
- 150g / 1 cup dried cherries
- 250ml / 1 cup orange juice for soaking cherries
- 450g / 4 cups all purpose flour
- 50g / 1/4 cup caster sugar
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 125g / 1/2 cup chilled butter
- 2 eggs large
- 4 tbsp milk
- 90g / 1/2 cup chocolate chips or chopped chocolate
- 1-2 tbsp half and half/single cream for brushing
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400F/200C. Soak cherries in orange juice for 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a large bowl combine flour, sugar, baking powder and baking soda. Cut butter into the flour mixture with a pastry blender or pulse it in a food processor until the mixture resembles bread crumbs.
- Beat the eggs and milk with a fork and drain cherries. Make a well in the flour mixture and pour in the milk and eggs, add cherries and chocolate, mix well until you form soft dough. (If your dough is too sticky add a bit of flour).
- Turn out on a floured surface and roll it out 3/4" thick. Cut scones with a round pastry cutter. You will have 16-18 scones.
- Place on a parchment lined baking sheet, and brush the tops of your scones with half & half or single cream. Sprinkle with a bit of sugar if desired. Bake in the oven for 15 minutes and cool on a wire rack.
Nutrition
Calories: 245kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 38mg | Sodium: 231mg | Potassium: 345mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 548IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 151mg | Iron: 2mg