My Diabetic Country Cherry Scones Recipes

THE BISTRO'S CHERRY SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• In medium bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• Cut butter into flour mixture until mixture resembles a coarse meal.
• Add cherries and chips and mix well.
• Make a well in center of mixture and pour in yogurt (or buttermilk).
• Mix ingredients into a soft, slightly wet dough.
• Cut dough in half.
• Take half of dough and turn dough out onto lightly floured work surface. Shape into a ball and roll to a circle roughly 1/2 - 3/4 inch thick.
• Cut into 8 wedges. Place each wedge onto a cookie sheet sprayed with cooking spray.
• Repeat with other half of dough.
• Sprinkle wedges with turbinado sugar.
• Bake at 375 for about 20 minutes or until golden brown.

MY DIABETIC COUNTRY CHERRY SCONES

Steps:

• Position the rack in the center of oven and pre-heat to 400f.
• Spray a baking sheet lightly with pam.
• Squeeze excess moisture from the dried cherries that you have plumped and chop into large pieces, set aside.
• Place flour, brown sugar (breaking up any lumps), Splenda, baking powder, salt and soda in a large bowl and easily wisk together.
• Add the margarine to the dry mix and cut it in until the mix is like very coarse meal (some bigger chunks are fine).
• Stir in the cherries.
• In another bowl add the applesauce, egg white, milk and stir together.
• Add the liquids to the dry ingredients and use a rubber spatula to combine until a soft dough is formed.
• With floured hands knead the dough on a board or stone gently 5-6 times (it should not be sticky).
• Roll or pat the dough into a circle 3/4 inch thick.
• Cut into 8-10 wedges and place them on the sprayed sheet/.
• IF USING: brush the tops with egg white and sprinkle each with 1/4 tsp of sugar.
• Bake 16 - 20 mins or until lightly browned.
• NOTE: If using the egg wash you may need to losen them with a metal spatula after a few mins cooling before removing to rack. These are wonderful served warm.

DRIED CHERRY SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees with rack in middle.
• Whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Scatter butter on top and blend with your fingertips until mixture resembles coarse meal. Mix in dried cherries.
• Whisk together egg and cream in a small bowl, then fold into flour mixture until dough just comes together (dough will be quite delicate).
• Turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface. With floured hands press into a 1 inch thick rectangle. Use a 3 inch round cookie cutter and cut into rounds and arrange 2 inches apart on a parchment paper lined baking sheet. Gather scraps and cut out additional scones.
• Brush tops of scones with additional cream and sprinkle with sugar.
• Bake scones, rotating baking sheet halfway through baking, until tops are golden, 25-30 minutes. Cool on a rack about 10 minutes before serving. They are also good the next day!

COCONUT CHERRY SCONES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees.
• Combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in medium bowl; cut in butter with pastry blender or fork until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Combine egg, half-n-half, coconut, cherries and lemon peel in a small bowl.
• Add to flour mixture.
• Stir just until flour mixture is moistened.
• Turn dough onto lightly floured surface; knead lightly 8-10 minutes.
• Pat dough into 7-inch circle.
• Place onto greased baking sheet.
• Cut into 8 wedges (do not separate).
• Sprinkle with coarse sugar.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
• Cool 15 minutes.
• Cut wedges apart; remove from baking sheet.

GLACE CHERRY SCONES

Steps:

• Pre heat oven to 425f 220c.
• Sift flour into a bowl.
• Rub butter into flour.
• Mix in sugar and salt and cherrys.
• Add milk a little at a time and mix with a knife.
• Make sure you don't over mix or your scones will be hard.
• when your mix is ready it should be moist and not too dry turn out dough on floured surface and roll out to 2cm thick, I don't use a rolling pin I just shape with my hands and use a 4cm pastry cutter.
• Place the scones on a greased baking sheet.
• brush with a little milk.
• Bake in oven for 12-15 mins untill med brown.
• Enjoy with a nice cup of tea.

OAT AND CHERRY SCONES (GIFT MIX IN A JAR)

Steps:

• Creating the Gift in a Jar:
• Wash and thoroughly dry a 1-quart wide-mouth canning jar.
• Layer the ingredients in the jar as listed above starting with the flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, oatmeal, brown sugar and then cherries - make sure to press firmly with a flat bottomed object after each addition; make the layers as level as possible.
• Secure the lid and decorate as desired; attach the instructions for making these cookies found below.
• OAT AND CHERRY SCONES GIFT TAG:
• Additional ingredients to be added by the recipient: 10 tbsp melted butter, 2/3 cup milk, 2 eggs, 1 tsp vanilla extract, 1 egg white and 3 tbsp water.
• OAT AND CHERRY SCONES INSTRUCTIONS:
• Preheat oven to 375.
• In a large bowl combine the butter, milk, eggs and vanilla extract.
• Add the contents of the jar and still until just moistened; let stand 5 minutes.
• Shape dough into 2 6-inch rounds and place on a lightly greased cookie sheet about 2 inches apart.
• With a floured knife, score each round into 6 wedges without cutting through the dough.
• Combine the egg white and water and brush over each round.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
• Cool for 5 minutes, cut into scones and serve warm; or cool completely and store in an airtight container for up to 1 week.

DIABETIC BLUEBERRY SCONES

Steps:

• Adjust rack to center of oven, and heat to 400 degrees.
• In a large bowl, sift together flours, 3 tablespoons sugar, baking powder, and salt. Using a pastry blender, or two knives, cut in margarine until the largest pieces are the size of small peas.
• Stir in blueberries and zest.
• Using a fork, whisk together milk and egg in a liquid measuring cup.
• Make a well in the center of dry ingredients and pour in cream mixture.
• Stir lightly with fork just until dough in lightly mixed, a small amount of dry flour remaining is fine.
• Turn out onto a lightly floured surface, and press/pat into an 8-10 circle.
• Using a sharp knife, cut into eight wedges.
• Transfer to baking sheet lightly sprayed with Pam.
• Brush tops with some egg white and sprinkle with Splenda if desired.
• Bake until golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes.
• Transfer scones from baking sheet to wire racks to cool.