STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425F.
• Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
• SCONES:.
• L.
• In large mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, sugar and salt.
• Add butter and cut in with pastry blender (or hands) until mixture resembles crumbs.
• Toss in strawberries and coat lightly with flour.
• Add half and half and fold together gently until just begins to come together and form a soft dough. (Do not knead or over mix dough).
• Turn dough out onto floured surface and pat into a 1 inch thick rectangle.
• With sharp knife, cut rectangle into 6 squares, then cut squares on diagonal to form 12 traingles.
• Place scone on prepared baking sheet and bake 16-18 minutes or until cooked through and olden.
• Place sheet of parchment on work surface, then a cooling rack over top. Remove scones from pan to cooling rack. Cool about 10 minutes.
• GLAZE:.
• Make glaze by whisking together powdered sugar, vanilla and half and half until smooth. (if glaze too thick, add more cream. If to thin, add more powdered sugar.
• Generously drizzle scones with glaze. (Glaze will firm up when completely cool.