Easy Apple Scones
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Easy Apple Scones
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These buttery Apple Scones are fragrant with cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg. Delicious and easy to make and simply perfect for breakfast or as a treat.
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Ingredients
- 2 cups flour all purpose/plain, 250 grams
- ½ cup granulated sugar 100g
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ⅓ cup butter frozen then grated, unsalted, 75 grams
- ⅓ cup heavy cream or buttermilk, cold, 80 ml
- 1 egg
- 2 apple grated, small
- ½ tsp lemon juice optional, so apples don't brown
- 1 tsp Angostura bitters
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp cloves ground
- ⅛ tsp nutmeg grated
Topping
- 3 tbsp heavy cream (double cream)
- 2 tbsp demerara sugar
- caramel sauce optional, to drizzle
Instructions
- Remember to place the butter in the freezer for at least two hours before starting this recipe.
- Grate the butter then place back in the freezer (remember the colder the better!).
- Mix the cream or buttermilk with the egg and place in the fridge.
- Grate the apples and add the spices, lemon juice and Angostura bitters. Mix to combine.
- Sift the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt into a mixing bowl.
- Add the grated butter and use a pastry scraper or two forks to mix into the flour.
- Pour in the buttermilk/egg and use the forks to combine everything together.
- Add the grated apple and mix to combine. If the dough becomes really soft and wet due to the moisture in the apples you might need to add a little more flour.
- Tip the dough onto a lightly floured surface. Pat the dough into a rectangle then fold the dough into thirds.
- Form a disk (approximately 8 inch - the sides need to be at least 2 inches high). Use a sharp knife or a bench scraper to cut into eight wedges.
- Transfer to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and either space the wedges apart or keep them in a circle but pull each one out a few inches to allow space for them to expand while baking.
- Put the tray in the fridge or the freezer and preheat the oven to 200F (400F).
- Brush the cold scones with a little cream and sprinkle with the sugar and cinnamon.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes or until golden and risen.
- Eat warm either plain or drizzled with caramel.
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