Coconut Cherry Scones

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup cold butter
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/2 cup half & half light cream
• 1/3 cup sweetened flaked coconut
• 1/2 cup dried cherries, chopped
• 1 teaspoon freshly grated lemon peel
• 1 tablespoon coarse sugar or 1 tablespoon decorator sugar

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 375 degrees.
• 2 combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in medium bowl; cut in butter with pastry blender or fork until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• 3 combine egg, half-n-half, coconut, cherries and lemon peel in a small bowl.
• 4 add to flour mixture.
• 5 stir just until flour mixture is moistened.
• 6 turn dough onto lightly floured surface; knead lightly 8-10 minutes.
• 7 pat dough into 7-inch circle.
• 8 place onto greased baking sheet.
• 9 cut into 8 wedges (do not separate).
• 10 sprinkle with coarse sugar.
• 11 bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
• 12 cool 15 minutes.
• 13 cut wedges apart; remove from baking sheet.