Mascarpone Scones

....with cherry sauce

I overbought mascapone for the tiramisu and I didn't want it to go to waste, so sitting at work one day it hit me- mascarpone scones. It turned out to be a very tasty idea. They were just moist/dense enough and the mascarpone lent a delicate sweetness that flowed perfectly with the cherry sauce.

Mascarpone Scones with Cherry Sauce:

cherry sauce:

2 cups cherries; pitted and halved

3/4 cup sugar

1   chop about 1/2 the cherries into smaller pieces

2   place sugar and cherries in a small saucepan and bring to a boil

3   let simmer until cherry mixture reaches 220 degrees F on a candy thermometer

4   let cool and transfer to a small container, store in fridge for up to 2 weeks

3 1/4 cup flour

2 tsp apple cider vinegar

1 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp salt

1/4 cup sugar

4 tbs butter; room tempurature

8 oz mascarpone cheese; room temperature

1 tsp vanilla

1/4-1/3 cup heavy cream

preheat oven 425 degrees F

1   mix flour, soda, salt and sugar in a bowl

2   cut in butter and mascarpone cheese

3   mix in vanilla and 1/4 cup cream

4   knead until it comes into a soft dough, you may need to add a little more cream

5   roll out into a rectangle on parchment paper and cut into 10-12 triangular scones

6   bake for 8-10 minutes, golden brown around the edges

7   drizzle with cherry sauce