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Cherry Scones
Serves 8

Ingredients

  • 225g Self raising flour
  • 1 level tsp baking powder
  • 50g Butter, softened
  • 25g caster sugar
  • 75g chopped red glace cherries
  • 1 large egg
  • A little milk
  • Small drop of vanilla essence
Method
  1. Preheat the oven to 180c , lightly grease your baking sheets.
  2. Place the flour and baking powder into a large bowl, add the butter and rub in with your fingertips until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs, add the sugar and chopped cherries.
  3. Break the egg into a measuring jug and beat, add the milk and make up to 150ml, stir the egg and milk mixture into the flour and mix well.
  4. Turn out onto a lightly floured work surface and knead. Roll out to a 1cm thickness ,cut using a round cutter (5cm)and place onto your baking sheets. Brush with a little milk and bake them in the oven for about 10 minutes or until a nice golden brown colour.


    Top Tip
    Nice served simply with butter or naughty with whipped vanilla cream.