White Chocolate Cherry Scones

Ingredients:

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, very cold, cut into small cubes
• ½ cup dried sour cherries; chopped
• ½ cup white chocolate chips, roughly chopped
• ½ cup sour cream
• 1 large egg
• ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 400F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside. 

• Cut butter into small cubes. Keep cold.

• In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. 

• Use a pastry blender to cut the cold cubes of butter into the dry ingredients until the dough looks like coarse crumbs.

• Mix in chocolate and cherries and set aside.

• In a small bowl, whisk together the sour cream, egg, and vanilla until smooth. 

• Using a fork, stir the sour cream mixture into the flour mixture until large dough clumps form. Use your hands to press the dough against the side of the bowl.

• The dough will seem sticky in places and too dry in other spots, but continue gently pressing the dough together until the dough just comes together. 

• Place dough on a lightly floured counter top or large cutting board. 

• Pat the dough into a 7-8 inch circle about ¾” thick. 

• Use a sharp knife to cut the circle of dough into 8 equal wedges

• Place on prepared baking sheet about 1” apart. Bake 15-17 minutes, or golden brown.