Cherry-chocolate Scones

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups flour
• 1/4 cup sugar or 1/4 cup splenda sugar blend for baking
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup cold butter (1/4 pound)
• 3/4 cup half-and-half cream (light cream)
• 1 large egg
• 4 ounces milk chocolate chips, about 1/2 cup
• 1/2 cup pecans, chopped
• 1/2 cup dried cherries

Recipe

• 1 in a bowl or food processor, mix flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
• 2 cut butter into chunks and add to flour mixture, cut in with pastry blender or pulse until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• 3 in a small bowl, whisk together half & half and eggg; reserve 2 tablespoons half & half mixture; add remaining to flour mixture along with chocolate, nuts and cherries;stir with a fork just until evenly moistened.
• 4 scrap dough onto a floured surface and, with lightly floured hands, squeese dough together into a ball.
• 5 pat dough into a 7-inch round about 1 3/4 inch thick; cut into 8 equal wedges.
• 6 place wedges 2-inches apart on a buttered or cooking parchment-lined 12-by 15-inch baking sheet.
• 7 brush tops of wedges lightly with reserved half & half mixture( discard ant remaining).
• 8 bake scones in a 350 degree oven(regular or convection) until tops are browned, about 25 minutes; let cool about 10 minutes on baking sheet serve warm or cool completely, enjoy.