Red, white, and blue scones with cherries, blueberries and white chocolate. Perfect breakfast for Independence Day!
Author: Angie
Recipe type: Breakfast, Quick Bread
Cuisine: American
Yield: 18 scones
Ingredients
1½ cups all-purpose flour
1 cup cake flour
¼ cup sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup (1 stick) butter
⅔ to ¾ cup buttermilk
½ cup pitted sour cherries
½ cup blueberries
½ cup white chocolate morsels
Instructions
Heat oven to 400° F.
Combine flours, sugar, salt, baking powder and baking soda in a large bowl.
Using a pastry blender or a fork, cut in butter until mixture is crumbly.
Stir in buttermilk, just until moistened.
Add fruits, stir gently.
On floured surface, gently knead dough 5-6 times. Do not overwork the dough.
Flatten dough to ½ inch thickness.
Cut with floured 2-inch round cutter.
Place scones on cookie sheet.
Bake for 20 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes before applying chocolate glaze.
For the glaze, melt white chocolate morsels in a microwave for 30 seconds. Stir with a fork. Microwave for another 20 to 30 seconds and stir until smooth. Drizzle the melted chocolate over scones with a fork.
Recipe by Fiesta Friday at https://fiestafriday.net/2015/07/01/red-white-and-blue-scones/