Skill level: Easy
Rainier cherries are a summer favorite for their sweet flavor, beautiful color, and non-staining flesh. Rainier's are the perfect addition to these cherry scones for these reasons! These simply sweet pastries, paired with fresh fruit combine for a yummy breakfast, snack, or dessert for the whole family!
Ingredients
- 1 cup Rainier cherries, cut in halves or quarters
- 1 cup flour, plus additional for rolling out dough
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup cold, unsalted butter
- ¼ cup heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 egg
Directions
- preheat oven to 400°F.
- Mix flour, brown sugar, baking powder, & salt.
- Cut butter into small squares and add to dry ingredients. Use your hands to mix in butter until the dough looks like crumbs.
- Mix in heavy cream, egg, and vanilla.
- Gently stir in cherries - if cherries are too soft feel free to freeze for 10 minutes.
- Flour the surface and gently knead out the dough. Once rolled out, cut the dough into triangles.
- Bake on a parchment-lined sheet for 20 minutes.
Recipe created by ddotts for Superfresh Growers.
