Dried Blueberry Almond Scones - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups flour
1/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/4 cup butter, chilled and cut into pieces
1/2 cup milk
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 teaspoon almond extract
3/4 cup dried blueberries
1/4 cup sliced almonds

Preparation

Preheat theoven to 350*F.
whisk the flour, sugar and baking powder in a bowl. Cut in the butter using a pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add 2/3 of the milk, egg and almond extract and stir until smooth. Stir in the blue berries and almonds.
Roll or pat the dough into a disk of medium thickness on a llightly floured surface. Cut into 10 equal wedges. Arrange on a lightly greased baking sheet. Brush the tops with the remaining milk.
Bake for 20 minutes or until light brown. Serve warm.