Almond Cherry Scones

🧂 Ingredients

• 3 cup all purpose flour
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 12 tbsp butter

  cold & cubed
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 whole egg
• 1 tsp almond extract
• 1 cup dried cherries

  roughly chopped
• 2 tbsp milk

  for brushing
• 3/4 cup sliced almonds

  (1/2 cup in dough, 1/4 cup for sprinkling on top)
• 1 tsp turbinado sugar

  for dusting
• 2 tbsp butter

  melted
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1/2 tsp almond extract
• 2 tbsp milk

Instructions

• 1 Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a mixing bowl.
• 2 Add cold, cubed butter to flour mixture and cut butter into the flour with a
  pastry cutter. Flour mixture should be the consistency of oatmeal. If there are
  a few larger chunks of butter this ok.
• 3 Combine cream, egg, and almond extract in a larger measuring cup or small bowl
  and whisk together.
• 4 Create a well in the middle of the dry ingredients and pour the wet ingredients
  into the well. Using a spatula, gently fold the wet and dry ingredients
  together. Stop when they are halfway mixed.
  
  When making scones you want to be careful not to over mix the batter causing
  them to become tough.
• 5 Add the cherries and sliced almonds. Continue to fold gently until ingredients
  are incorporated.
• 6 Flour your hands and combine the dough into two equal parts. Pat the dough into
  two 8-inch rounds approximately 3/4 inch thick. Place the rounds on a
  parchment-lined baking sheet. Brush the rounds with milk and sprinkle with
  turbinado sugar and slivered almonds.
• 7 While the oven is warming up, place the baking sheet of scones in the freezer
  for 15-20 minutes. Remove from freezer. Dividing the dough discs into 4 -6 equal
  parts, each using a sharp knife. Gently pull the scones apart slightly to
  separate them.
• 8 Place scones directly into preheated oven for 25 minutes.
• 9 Melt butter add powdered sugar, almond extract, and milk whisk until smooth
  consistency.
• 10 Allow scones to rest for 15 minutes after removing them from the oven before
  drizzling with icing.

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