Apple Cider Scones
If you’re looking for the perfect fall baked good, these Apple Cinnamon Scones are packed with fresh apple pieces, warm cinnamon spice, and a surprise swirl of cinnamon sugar. Topped with a drizzle of maple cinnamon icing, they're ideal for a crisp fall morning, an afternoon coffee break, or even dessert.
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Makes: 8 scones
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Ingredients
- 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- ⅓ cup packed brown sugar
- 2 ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 10 tablespoon cold unsalted butter cubed
- 1 cup diced apple (from about 1 medium apple)
- ¼ cup full-fat Greek yogurt or sour cream
- ¼ cup whole milk plus more for brushing scones
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Coarse sugar for sprinkling
Cinnamon Sugar Swirl
- 2 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon melted butter
Maple Cinnamon Icing
- ¾ cup confectioners' sugar
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon whole milk
- Pinch salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, granulated sugar, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.
- Cut in butter with a pastry blender or fork (or your hands), until pea-size pieces form with some larger chunks remaining. Mix in chopped apple.
- In a small bowl, whisk together yogurt or sour cream, milk, egg, and vanilla extract. Using a spatula, fold the wet ingredients into the dry mixture until just combined.
- Place dough on a lightly floured surface and flatten it into a rough rectangle about 1" thick. Sprinkle cinnamon sugar swirl mixture over half the dough and fold the other half down and press gently. Fold the dough once more.
- Form the dough into a circle about 1" thick. Slice dough into 8 triangles (I like to use a bench scraper to do this) and place on prepared baking sheet. Brush scones lightly with milk or cream and sprinkle with coarse sugar if desired.
- Bake for 17-21 minutes, until scones are just turning golden around edges.
- Let scones cool before drizzling with maple cinnamon icing.
Cinnamon Sugar Swirl
- In a small bowl, mix all the ingredients until combined. The texture will be a bit like a sandy paste.
Maple Cinnamon Icing
- In a medium bowl, whisk together all ingredients until smooth.
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