Chocolate-Cherry-Almond Scones

Ingredients

• 0.5 teaspoon almond extract 
• 2 teaspoons almonds sliced
• 1.5 teaspoons double-acting baking powder 
• 0.3 cup bittersweet chocolate chopped
• 5 tablespoons butter chilled cut into small pieces
• 0.3 cup cherries dried chopped
• 1 large eggs 
• 0.8 cup milk fat-free divided
• 2 cups flour all-purpose
• 0.3 teaspoon salt 
• 0.3 cup sugar divided

Equipment

• bowl
• baking sheet
• baking paper
• oven
• knife
• whisk
• blender
• measuring cup

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 45
2. Weigh or lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife.
3. Combine flour, 5 tablespoons sugar, baking powder, and salt in a bowl; stir with a whisk.
4. Cut in butter using a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal. Sitr in cherries and chocolate.
5. Combine egg, 1/2 cup plus 3 tablespoons milk, and almond extract, stirring well with a whisk.
6. Add milk mixture to flour mixture, stirring just until moist. (Dough will be sticky.)
7. Pat dough into an 8-inch circle with floured hands on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
8. Cut dough into 12 equal wedges, cutting into but not through dough.
9. Brush top of dough with remaining 1 tablespoon milk, and sprinkle with remaining 1 teaspoon sugar and almonds.
10. Bake at 450 for 15 minutes or until golden brown.