Best Coconut Cherry Scones Recipes

COCONUT SCONES WITH RASPBERRY OR CHERRY

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix flour, coconut, oats, 2 tablespoons sugar, baking powder, and salt. With your fingers or a pastry blender, rub or cut in butter until mixture forms coarse crumbs.
• In a small bowl, beat eggs and milk to blend. Stir all but about 1 tablespoon egg mixture into flour mixture just until evenly moistened.
• Scrape dough onto a lightly floured board and pat into an 8 inch round. Slide round onto a buttered 12 by 15 inch baking sheet and cut into 8 wedges, leaving wedges in place. Brush top of round with reserved egg mixture and sprinkle with remaining tablespoon sugar. Make a 1-inch diameter depression on top of the wide end of each wedge and fill each with about 1/2 tablespoon jam.
• Bake in a 375 degree regular or convection oven until golden brown, 18 to 20 minutes. Recut scones to separate and serve warm, or transfer to a rack to cool completely.

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.

COCONUT & CHERRY SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200 Celsius. Line a baking tray with a baking sheet.
• Add flour, baking powder salt and sugar in a bowl and mix together. Rub in cold butter until like fine breadcrumbs. Add coconut milk and egg to bowl and mix until just combined. Add cherries and coconut and mix through. Turn mixture onto a floured board and press down until around 1 inch thick. Cut into pieces, place on baking sheet and bake in oven.