I-Love-You Scones

posted by admin on 4th, 2009

i-love-you-scones

35 minutes | serves 9

1 egg
1⁄3 cup milk
¼ cup applesauce
2 tbsp butter or margarine, melted
1 tsp almond extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
½ cup sliced almonds
1⁄3 cup granulated sugar
3 tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
4½ tsp strawberry or raspberry preserves
Powdered sugar

Heat oven to 400°F. Grease cookie sheet. Beat egg slightly in medium bowl. Stir in milk, applesauce, butter and almond extract. Stir in remaining ingredients except preserves and powdered sugar just until moistened. Drop dough by ¼ cupfuls about 3 inches apart onto cookie sheet. Pat into heart shapes about 3 inches wide and ½ inch high, using fingers dusted with flour. Make shallow well in center of each heart, using back of spoon dipped into flour. Place ½ teaspoon of the preserves in each well. Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Sprinkle with powdered sugar while warm. Serve warm.

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