INGREDIENTS:
- 1 stick of butter, frozen
- 3 tbls of butter melted
- 1 1/2 cups of pitted cherries, halved
- 1 cup milk
- 1 lemon
- 2 cups flour
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup white sugar
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
DIRECTIONS:
- Heat oven to 425 and line baking sheet with parchment.
- Spread cherries into a single layer and place in freezer.
- Squeeze lemon into milk and let stand to thicken.
- Zest the lemon rind to get 1 tsp, set aside.
- Grate stick of butter on box grater, place grated butter in freezer.
- Whisk together flour, sugars, baking powder, salt, baking soda and reserved lemon zest.
- Add frozen grated butter and toss with your ringers until well combined.
- Add thickened milk and mix with a spoon until it just comes together into a dough.
- Put dough on floured surface and knead half a dozen times. Roll into a 12" square. Fold square into thirds and into thirds again to create a square, wrap and put in freezer for 5 minutes.
- Roll out into another 12" square, spread frozen cherries over surface and pat slightly into dough. Starting at the edge closest to you roll the dough slowly into a log with the cherries on the inside. Pat into a rectangular shape with the seam down making sure there are no cherries falling out of the ends. Cut the rectangular log into 4 squares and then cut each square diagonally into triangles.
- Transfer to parchment lined baking sheet, brush with melted butter and sprinkle each with a little sugar.
- Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until slightly golden.
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