Ingredients
-
2 cups all-purpose flour
-
1/4 cup sugar
-
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
-
1/4 teaspoon salt
-
1/2 cup cold butter
-
1/2 cup half & half light cream
-
1/3 cup sweetened flaked coconut
-
1/2 cup dried cherries, chopped
-
1 teaspoon freshly grated lemon peel
-
1 tablespoon coarse sugar or 1 tablespoon decorator sugar
-
1 egg, beaten
Instructions
- 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.