Apple Scones
Light, buttery scones with a crunchy crust filled with cinnamon apples
Equipment
- 1 Large mixing bowl
- 1 Rolling Pin
- 1 scone cutter
- 1-2 Flat baking trays
- 1 Pastry brush
- 1 Small Bowl
Ingredients
- 200 grams cooking apples peeled and chopped
- 20 grams brown sugar
- 1 tbsp cinnamon
- 450 grams self raising or plain flour
- 120 grams caster sugar
- 10 grams baking powder
- 120 grams soft butter
- 2 whole eggs
- 170 grams buttermilk
- egg wash 1 egg and 2 tbsp milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 210°c (420°f) or 200°c (400°c) if fan assisted.
- Place the peeled and chopped apple onto a baking tray and bake for 10 minutes until soft when pierced with a knife.
- Once baked, leave to one side to cool slightly.
- In a large mixing bowl, add the flour, sugar and baking powder. Whisk together briefly.
- Add the soft butter and using your hands, rub together the butter and dry ingredients until it resembles breadcrumbs.
- Add the eggs and buttermilk to the bowl and mix everything together with your hands or wooden spoon or strong rubber spatula until mostly combined. A little flour left at the bottom of the bowl is fine.
- Lightly flour a clean, even work surface and transfer the dough to the floured surface.
- Lightly flour the top of the dough and roll out.
- In a bowl, combine the apple, brown sugar and cinnamon.
- Place half of the apples over the top of the dough spaced out evenly.
- Fold up the dough over itself. Lightly flour the top and roll out again.
- Place over the rest of the apple on the dough and fold up again.
- Roll out lightly to the height of your scone cutter.
- Cut out the scones using your cutter and place on lined flat baking trays with lots of space in between. You will get 6-7 scones out of this.
- Lightly knead together the scraps and cut out the remaining dough.
- Lightly brush the tops of the scones with egg wash and place into the hot oven immediately.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes until evenly golden brown on top and risen, making sure to turn the tray halfway through cooking.
Notes
The calorie information is an estimate provided as a courtesy based off the website https://caloriecontrol.org/healthy-weight-tool-kit/food-calorie-calculator/. It will differ depending on the specific brands and ingredients that you use.