Cherry Chocolate Scones

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  • Time icon
    Total Time
    1hr 38mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    12
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    455
based on 2 ratings

Deliciously sweet and tart buttery-rich scones. Try substituting the dried cherries with dried apricots.

recipe updated 24 Feb 2022

Ingredients

  • Plain flour icon
    Plain flour
    480 g
  • Baking powder icon
    Baking powder
    25 g
  • Salt icon
    Salt
    5 g
  • Sugar icon
    Sugar
    60 g
  • Unsalted butter icon
    Unsalted butter
    210 g
  • Buttermilk icon
    Buttermilk
    180 g
  • Sour cream icon
    Sour cream
    240 g
  • Vanilla extract icon
    Vanilla extract
    5 g
  • Dried cherries icon
    Dried cherries
    240 g
  • Chocolate chips icon
    Chocolate chips
    130 g

Tools

  • kCook icon Stand Mixer
  • kCook icon Oven
  • kCook icon Parchment paper
  • kCook icon Cooling rack
  • kCook icon Large mixing bowl
  • kCook icon Baking sheet - 18 x 13"

Step preview

  1. Line a clean baking sheet with parchment paper then set aside
  2. Pre-heat oven - 190°C
  3. Add plain flour, baking powder, salt, sugar and unsalted butter to a clean large mixing bowl
  4. Mix until coarse crumbs form - low speed
  5. Add buttermilk, sour cream and vanilla extract to the dough
  6. Mix until dough forms - low speed
  7. Add dried cherries and chocolate chips to the dough
  8. Mix until combined - low speed
  9. Transfer dough onto baking sheet and flatten by hands
  10. Chill baking sheet in fridge - 30 min
  11. Cut dough into squares
  12. Arrange baking sheet
  13. Bake until golden brown - 18 min, 190°C
  14. Transfer onto cooling rack
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