Chocolate and Cherry Scones
Easy
Makes: 12
A delicious and easy to make treat - ready in 15 minutes!
A delicious and easy to make treat - ready in 15 minutes!
Containing: 2 Components

Scones

Ingredients: Scones

  • 500 g
    plain flour
  • 25 g
    baking powder
  • 125 g
    butter
  • 100 g
    sugar
  • 300 ml
    milk
  • 1 zest
    lemon
  • 100 g
    dried cherries

Preparation: Scones

Place the dry ingredients and lemon zest into a mixing bowl, add the butter and rub in.

Add in the S&A dark 55% chocolate and dried cherries.

Add the milk and bring the scone mix together and do not over knead

Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and flatten to height of 4cm and cut out

Place on to a tray and cook for 10 min at 200°C.

Tip: to see if they are cooked, pull the scone apart and check the middle of the scone is cooked.

Chocolate cream

Ingredients: Chocolate cream

Preparation: Chocolate cream

Bring 50ml cream to the boil and then add in the Stewart & Arnold Dark 55% chocolate and allow it to melt and mix together. Alternatively Place the cream and chocolate into a microwave and warm till the chocolate and cream are melted and then mix together.

 

Mix warm this chocolate into the 200ml of cream and whisk to soft peak.

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