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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

Heat oven to 400 F. Grease 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 1/4 cupfuls about 3 inches apart onto 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.

Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from sheet to
wire rack. Sprinkle with powdered

sugar while warm. Serve warm. Yield: 9 scones.

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