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Apple Cinnamon Scones on tray.

Apple Cinnamon Scones

Recipe adapted from Sunrise Scones, Ladies' Home Journal, March 1995
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Servings: 8 scones
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 3/4 cup heavy cream
  • 1 apple, peeled & grated
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 3 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tbsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, cut into small cubes place in freezer for a hour
Cinnamon Sugar Topping
  • 3 tbsp better, melted
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 tbsp ground cinnamon

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350 ° and line baking sheet with parchment.
  2. Combine cream and egg in small bowl.
  3. Peel and grate apple, then squeeze as much moisture out as possible before adding to cream and egg mixture.
  4. In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and salt.
  5. Add butter, and combine using pastry blender and fingers until it resembles fine crumbs.
  6. Add, cream, egg, apple mixture and combine with fork.
  7. Roll out onto floured surface, knead lightly until dough forms. Pat or roll to 3/4" thickness and cut scones with scalloped biscuit cutter and place on lined baking sheet.
  8. Bake for 18 minutes, remove from oven to cool slightly before moving to cooling rack. Trust tops with melted butter, and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar using small sieve.
Cinnamon Sugar Topping
  1. Melt butter on low heat.
  2. Combine sugar and cinnamon with small whisk.