My Diabetic Country Cherry Scones

Total Time: 31 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 16 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 tablespoon splenda brown sugar blend
• 2/3 cup splenda granular, sugar substitute
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 cup margarine (the kind with "healthy fats")
• 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1/2 cup dried cherries, plumped- not organic
• 1/4 cup egg
• 2/3 cup fat-free evaporated milk
• egg (optional)
• sugar (optional)

Recipe

• 1 position the rack in the center of oven and pre-heat to 400f.
• 2 spray a baking sheet lightly with pam.
• 3 squeeze excess moisture from the dried cherries that you have plumped and chop into large pieces, set aside.
• 4 place flour, brown sugar (breaking up any lumps), splenda, baking powder, salt and soda in a large bowl and easily wisk together.
• 5 add the margarine to the dry mix and cut it in until the mix is like very coarse meal (some bigger chunks are fine).
• 6 stir in the cherries.
• 7 in another bowl add the applesauce, egg , milk and stir together.
• 8 add the liquids to the dry ingredients and use a rubber spatula to combine until a soft dough is formed.
• 9 with floured hands knead the dough on a board or stone gently 5-6 times (it should not be sticky).
• 10 roll or pat the dough into a circle 3/4 inch thick.
• 11 cut into 8-10 wedges and place them on the sprayed sheet/.
• 12 if using: brush the tops with egg and sprinkle each with 1/4 tsp of sugar.
• 13 bake 16 - 20 mins or until lightly browned.
• 14 note: if using the egg wash you may need to losen them with a metal spatula after a few mins cooling before removing to rack. these are wonderful served warm.