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Ingredients
- 2 cups cake flour, plus more for dusting
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons sugar, plus more for sprinkling
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoons butter or other shortening
- 1 egg plus 1 egg yolk, well beaten
- 1/3 cup light cream
- 1/2 cup dried cherries
- 1 lemon, finely zested
- 1 egg white, slightly beaten
Method
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
- Sift the flour, and then add the baking powder, sugar and salt and sift again.
- In a large mixing bowl, cut in the butter or shortening.
- Add the egg, egg yolk and cream all at once and stir until all the flour is dampened.
- Mix in the dried cherries and lemon zest.
- Then stir vigorously until the mixture forms a soft dough and follows a spoon around the bowl.
- Turn out immediately onto a slightly floured board and knead 30 seconds.
- Using a rolling pin, roll out until the dough is about 1/2-inch thick, and then cut into triangles.
- Place on an ungreased baking sheet.
- Brush the tops lightly with the egg white, and sprinkle with some sugar.
- Bake for 12 to 15 minutes.
