Chocolate-Cherry-Almond Scones

• 9 ounces all-purpose flour (about 2 cups)
• 1/3 cup sugar, divided
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 5 tablespoons chilled butter, cut into small pieces
• 1/4 cup dried tart cherries, chopped
• 1.5 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped (1/4 cup)
• 1 large egg
• 3/4 cup fat-free milk, divided
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 2 teaspoons sliced almonds

1. Preheat oven to 450u0b0.
2. Weigh or lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, 5 tablespoons sugar, baking powder, and salt in a bowl; stir with a whisk. Cut in butter using a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal. Sitr in cherries and chocolate.
3. Combine egg, 1/2 cup plus 3 tablespoons milk, and almond extract, stirring well with a whisk. Add milk mixture to flour mixture, stirring just until moist. (Dough will be sticky.)
4. Pat dough into an 8-inch circle with floured hands on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Cut dough into 12 equal wedges, cutting into but not through dough. Brush top of dough with remaining 1 tablespoon milk, and sprinkle with remaining 1 teaspoon sugar and almonds.
5. Bake at 450u0b0 for 15 minutes or until golden brown.

flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, butter, tart cherries, bittersweet chocolate, egg, milk, almond, almonds

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/chocolate-cherry-almond-scones (may not work)