Recipe: Tart Cherry and Vanilla Scones

Tart Cherry-and-Vanilla Scones

3/4 cup dried tart cherries
1/4 cup boiling water
1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup yellow cornmeal
2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
2 Tbsp. chilled butter or margarine, cut into pieces
2 Tbsp. vegetable shortening
1/3 cup plain yogurt (see note above)
1/4 cup evaporated fat free milk (see note above)
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/4 tsp. butter extract
Cooking spray
1 large egg white
2 tsp. sugar

Combine cherries and boiling water in a bowl; cover and let stand for 10 min. or until softened. Drain; set aside.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Combing flour and next 4 ingredients in a large bowl; cut in margarine and shortening with pastry blender until resembles coarse meal.

Combine cherries, yogurt, milk and extracts; add to flour mixture, strring just until moist (dough will be sticky).

Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface; knead lightly 4 times with floured hands. Pat dough int an 8 inch circle on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Brush egg white over dough and sprinkle with sugar. Cut dough into 8 wedges, cutting into but not through.
Bake at 400 degrees for 14-18 minutes or until golden. Yield 8 Servings

Calories 247 Fat 6.3 Protein 4.8 g. Carb 43 g. Fiber 2 gram Chol 1 mg Iron 2.2 mg sodium 211 mg calcium 109 mg