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Cinnamon Apple Scone Recipe

scones on cooling rack, brown and cream flowered plate, checked napkin

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Cinnamon Apple Scone Recipe that’s a bit like apple pie, but in the form of a scone. Perfect for breakfast or brunch.

Ingredients

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  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup sugar, plus one tablespoon (divided)
  • 1 stick butter, frozen and shredded
  • 2  1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup cold heavy cream
  • One egg
  • One teaspoon of ground cinnamon
  • One teaspoon vanilla
  • One apple, peeled, diced small

Instructions

For the scones:

  1. Combine the chopped apple, cinnamon, and one tablespoon of sugar in a small bowl. Stir to combine and set aside.
  2. Preheat oven to 400º
  3. Combine the flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder, then add the frozen butter. You can blend with a pastry cutter or an electric mixer set at the lowest speed. 
  4. Combine the egg, heavy cream, and vanilla, beat together and then add to the dry mixture and combine.
  5. Add the apple mixture and stir into the dough.
  6. Put the dough onto a floured surface and shape it into a disc. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate for at least one hour or overnight.
  7. Place the disc on a lightly floured surface, and cut it into eight equal triangles.
  8. Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
  9. Brush the top of each scone with a little heavy cream, and sprinkle with turbinado sugar.
  10. Bake for 15-20 minutes until the bottom is golden brown. 

For the brown butter glaze:

  1. I melt the butter in a copper pot (I started using copper pots last year, and now I see why people love them so much). If you don’t have copper, just use a regular saucepan.
  2. Once the butter has been browned, I remove it from the heat and slowly add the powdered sugar and whisk until I have the right consistency to drizzle over the slightly cooled scones – just cool enough so that the glaze doesn’t slide right off!

Notes

Total baking time depends on your oven. I like to rotate the pan halfway through the baking time.