Coconut Scones With Raspberry Or Cherry

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup sweetened flaked coconut
• 1/2 cup rolled oats
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup cold butter, cut into chunks
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/4 cup raspberry jam or 1/4 cup cherry jam

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, mix flour, coconut, oats, 2 tablespoons sugar, baking powder, and salt. with your fingers or a pastry blender, rub or cut in butter until mixture forms coarse crumbs.
• 2 in a small bowl, beat eggs and milk to blend. stir all but about 1 tablespoon egg mixture into flour mixture just until evenly moistened.
• 3 scrape dough onto a lightly floured board and pat into an 8 inch round. slide round onto a buttered 12 by 15 inch baking sheet and cut into 8 wedges, leaving wedges in place. brush top of round with reserved egg mixture and sprinkle with remaining tablespoon sugar. make a 1-inch diameter depression on top of the wide end of each wedge and fill each with about 1/2 tablespoon jam.
• 4 bake in a 375 degree regular or convection oven until golden brown, 18 to 20 minutes. recut scones to separate and serve warm, or transfer to a rack to cool completely.