Cherry and almond is the best combination especially in anything baked and these fluffy scones are no exception! Finished with a drizzle of icing for a sweet taste.
Cherries can be expensive but worth it. It's actually my kids that beat me up about buying them.
They can easily demolish cups at a time, but I think the real appeal for cherries started because I let them spit the pits into a bowl. Apparently this is fun for a six and ten year old.
I have so many cherry recipes bouncing around in my head. Savory and sweet and some a mixture of both.
What about Lamb Burgers with Balsamic Cherry Sauce, or a Cherry Basil Soda that tastes so insanely good as is, but don't feel bad if you need to add some Prosecco to it just to brighten up your day. It's a legit move and I'd high five you for doing it.
If you know me well, you'll know that I have a love-hate relationship with coffee. I love to drink it and hate when it's gone.
I also like something sweet with it usually around mid-morning (I sound like such an old dude right now). That's why I have so many coffee cake recipes on the blog and almost just as many scone recipes.
These are just simple scones, really easy to make but the secret is how to prepare the cherries before adding them to the dough. I prefer to cook them down like a jam.
This softens them, takes the tartness away and makes them much easier to swirl through the dough.
The dough is full of butter and buttermilk, so yeah about those calories. But they're little and taste really really good, make these on a cheat day and then pass the leftovers to your neighbors.
Almonds need to be toasted because it's like having a car with no doors. It'll get you home but it won't be pleasant.
You can eat un-toasted nuts but the flavor is a gazillion times better toasted. I hope I made that clear. Heads up, Cherry scones would be perfect for Mother's Day.
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