Dried Cherry and Chocolate Chip Scones
Sensory Objectives
When the dough is put on the board, very gentle hand kneading is required and your hands will get quite sticky!
Speech Objectives
Fresh vs. Dried fruits, why wouldn't fresh cherries work? (Too much moisture) How could we change up the ingredients? (Orange zest? In addition to or instead of something?)
Ingredients
2 Cups all purpose flour, sifted
1 TBSP Baking Powder
1/2 TSP Kosher or Sea Salt
6 TBSP unsalted butter
1/2 TSP ground cinnamon
1/2 Cup dried cherries
1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
1 large egg
1/2 cup - plus 2 tBSP heavy cream
2 tbsp unsalted butter (melted)
1/3 Cup sugar
Instructions
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Butter a 9" glass pie plate. In a bowl sift together flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, and cinnamon. Using a pastry blender cut butter into dry ingredients until mixture is crumbly. Stir in the dried cherries and mini chips.
In a separate bowl, beat eggs and cream together, add to the flour mixture, and stir until just blended. Put the dough on a floured board and knead very lightly. Add a bit more cream if needed to moisten the dough.
Roll the dough into a circle about 1" thick. Cut into 8 wedges (like a pie). Transfer individual pieces to prepared pie plate to reform a circle. Brush with melted butter and sprinkle with sugar before baking. Bake 15-20 minutes or until firm to the touch in the middle. Serve Warm or cool.
