Cherry Scones - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 large egg, lightly beaten
2/3 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/3 c. dried tart cherries, chopped
2 1/4 c. all-purpose flour
1/3 c. sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/3 c. butter or margarine, cut up
1 large egg, beaten with 1 Tbsp. water, for glaze

Preparation

Preheat oven to 375\u00b0; grease cookie sheet.
Combine egg, buttermilk, vanilla and cherries in bowl; let stand 5 minutes. Stir flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in large bowl.
With pastry blender or 2 knives, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
Stir in cherry mixture until moistened.
On lightly floured surface, knead dough 6 to 8 turns. With lightly floured rolling pin, roll dough 1 inch thick.
Cut scones with lightly floured 2 inch biscuit cutter and transfer to prepared cookie sheet.
Reroll scraps and repeat.
Brush tops lightly with egg glaze.
Bake 15 to 18 minutes, until golden. Cool on wire racks.
Makes 1 dozen.