Ingredients
- 3/4 cup White Sugar
- 7 3/4 cups Flour
- 5 1/2 teaspoons Baking Powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 5 1/2 sticks Butter
- 3/4 cup Buttermilk
- 1/4 cup Cherry Juice
- 1 teaspoon Almond Extract
- 3/4 cup Cherries
- 3/4 cup White Chocolate Chips
- For the Glaze:
- 1/2 cup Cream (Light or Heavy works)
- 1/2 cup White Chocolate Chips
- 1 cup Powdered Sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon Almond Extract
Make it step by step
- Begin by adding together your dry ingredients; the sugar, flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Cut in the butter using a pastry cutter. If you don't have a pastry cutter, a fork or two knives also will work.
- Mix together the buttermilk, cherry juice, almond extract, cherries and chocolate chips.
- Combine it with the flour until just mixed and form it into a ball of dough.
- If you use cherries in juice like I did, you may need a little extra flour. If this is the case, simply bring it out onto a floured surface and gently knead in any extra flour (about 1/4 cup) that's needed until you have a suitable dough.The less kneading the better.
- Place sections of dough into a scone pan or flatten out your ball to a 1" circle and cut 8 slices.
- If you're using a scone pan, place into the oven at 350 for 30 to 35 min. If you're baking straight from a baking sheet, your time may be a few minutes less.
- To make the glaze, heat up the cream until it just begins to steam.
- Remove from heat and add in the chocolate chips. Stir a few times until melted.
- Add in the almond extract and powdered sugar. Whisk until smooth.
- Serve over scones.
Nutrition and portions
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Recipe source
Adapted from Foodista by Julie M., under CC BY 3.0. Formatting adapted; listed quantities and instructions are retained from the source.
Cook times in the method are source guidance, not a record of testing in our kitchen. Check food temperatures and ingredient labels when cooking.