Serves 8
Ingredients
¾ cup bread flour
¾ cup pastry flour
4 tbsp. sugar
¼ tsp. salt
1 tbsp. baking powder
½ cup cold butter (cut into pieces)
1 egg
¼ – ½ cup milk
3 tbsp. dried tart cherries
3 tbsp. coarsely chopped black walnuts
Egg wash (1 egg mixed with 1 tbsp. milk)
Directions
Measure all ingredients and preheat oven to 425°. Sift bread flour, pastry flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder together and set aside. Cut butter into flour mixture with a pastry cutter or your fingers until the mixture resembles course cornmeal. Place in mixing bowl. With paddle attachment, beat at low speed. While beating, add cherries and walnut pieces until just combined. Add egg and continue mixing at low speed. Add milk slowly until all ingredients are just combined and a soft dough forms (do not over mix; it should not be watery). Place the dough on a wooden tabletop or cutting board, and knead lightly (one or two times). Shape into a ball and flatten to 1/2 inch thick. Cut into eight wedges, place on greased or paper-lined sheet pan, and brush tops with egg-wash. Bake at 375 degrees for approximately 15-20 minutes. When they smell done, check to see if they are golden on top and if they sound hollow when tapped on the bottom with your fingertips. If so, they’re done. Serve warm with butter, jelly, or lemon curd.