I do not have a food process or but it mixed up just fine without one. I also substituted the dried cherries with dried cherry flavored cranberries (a lot less expensive). I used raw sugar for the tops instead of plain white sugar. These were a real hit with my family and co-workers. I will definitely make these again.

These were great! I used dried blueberries in place of the dried cherries, as I'm a big fan of maple and blueberry flavors together, and it worked perfectly. I did not use a food processor and the dough came together quickly - the trick is not to handle too much, just pat together and lightly press into circles before cutting. We ate these plain - out of the oven they were so moist they didn't need anything else, but I wonder how they would go with some sort of maple infused cream. I'm sure I'll try it some day, as this is certain to become one of my regulars. Thanks for sharing!

I love this recipe. I didn't have any maple extract so I just added more maple syrup. I used dried cranberries instead of cherries and I pressed the dough into a muffin pan. It still turned out really really good!

These scones are amazing! I made them this evening, as a surprise for my mom (she loves scones, as well as maple, so I figured it would be fitting), and even I was impressed by them (I'm usually very self-critical of my cooking!). I didn't have any dried cherries, so I used cherry-flavored dried cranberries, and I added some pecans, since my mom likes nuts. It was a great addition. Walnuts would have been good, as well. Overall, a real winner. They were easy to make, and turned out really well!

These were good, I would have liked more maple falovour though. I added peacans and raw sugar for the top. I didn't have time for a maple drizzle, but that would have been good too....next time!

I love scones and since I had dried cherries on hand I gave this recipe a try. Makes a good scone, don't know how a previous user said you can't taste the cherries. I didn't have real maple syrup or maple extract so I just used three tablespoons of my "maple flavored" syrup. Still turned out good, but with just a hint of maple. Not as dense as your usual scone, but good just the same.

These are wonderful! Not too sweet, just right in consistency and taste! Try them out, you'll be pleasantly surprised! Love them!!!!

Great scones. I have baked them for many special occasions, and people can't help but eat more than one. I did use chocolate chips rather than berries.

Love love love this recipe. It is fantastic. We always have to have it on hand now. I bake them weekly! I usually make them per recipe, but I recently made them with blueberries. I eliminated the maple extract andI substitued karo light corn syrup for the maple. They turned out great. This really is a can't miss...

Fantastic! Love these scones. Delicious, subtle maple flavour. Easy to make. My whole family loved them.

Good flavor, but the dough was sticky and unworkable. I ended up just smashing a glob of it between parchment paper into a circle and baking it that way. I doubt I'll make this again, but I've got a couple new flavoring ideas to try with my favorite scone recipe.

Couldn't taste the cherries and probably wont bother with them next time, but otherwise they were awesome! My Dad loves Maple so I made them for his birthday, he didn't even know what a scone was! He was very impressed, he loved them. Thanx for the great recipie.

WOW!!! These are so yummy. I must say it's a very good recipe. Though I did a couple of things. First, my family doesn't care for currents so I omitted them. Secondly, I only formed into one dough into a large cirlce rather then what was called for. I cut it into 8 pieces. Finally, I brushed the tops with the remaining bit of buttermilk that I had and put regualar granulated sugar on the top. When they were done I made a glaze from 1c. Powedered Sugar, 2T. Real Maple Syrup and A little vanilla and maple extracts. Drizzled this on the cooled scones and it was amazing. They tasted just like the ones that the restaurant I used to work at served. I really must say these are great. I had used another and this recipe I was very happy with. The whole family ate them up. Thank you very much for haring this recipe.

I used dried blueberries instead of cherries and these turned out fabulous. Everyone kept asking me where I bought them. I had never made scones before, so I was a little nervous, but they turned out great.

I was hoping for more flavour in this scone.The dough was also very sticky to work with. I will go back to Grandma Johnson's Scone recipe, and never stray again!

Wonderful taste. Very easy dough to work with.

These are simply perfect. I had to add just a bit more buttermilk to make the dough workable (no more