I-Love-You Scones

 

1

egg

1/3

cup milk

1/4

cup applesauce

2

tablespoons butter or margarine, melted

1

teaspoon almond extract

2

cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour

1/2

cup sliced almonds

1/3

cup granulated sugar

3

teaspoons baking powder

1/2

teaspoon salt

4 1/2

teaspoons strawberry or raspberry preserves

Powdered sugar

• 1 Heat oven to 400ºF. Grease cookie sheet.
• 2 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.
• 3 Drop dough by 1/4 cupfuls about 3 inches apart onto cookie sheet. Pat into heart shapes about 3 inches wide and 1/2 inch high, using fingers dusted with flour. Make shallow well in center of each heart, using back of spoon dipped into flour. Place 1/2 teaspoon of the preserves in each well.
• 4 Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Sprinkle with powdered sugar while warm. Serve warm.