Friday, July 12, 2013

Apple Scones--making of a good morning!


I had a craving this morning.  A craving for sweet, fresh baked breakfast yumminess.
I was going to bake up some baked oatmeal with berries.  As I was searching for the recipe, however I happened across my apple scone recipe and remembered I had a few apples just hanging out in the fridge.
So I decided to make apple scones.  That sounded delicious along with my coffee!!
This is the recipe from allrecipes.com.  Although I tweaked in a bit and was thrilled with the result:)


Apple Scones


2 cups flour
1/4 cup white sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup butter, chilled
1 apple-cored, peeled, and shredded
1/2 cup milk
2 tablespoons milk
2 tablespoons white sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Measure flour, sugar, baking powder, soda, and salt into a large bowl.  Cut in butter or margarine until crumbly.  Add shredded apple and milk.  Stir to form a soft dough.
Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface.  Knead gently 8-10 times.  Pat into two 6 inch circles.  Place on greased baking sheet.  brush tops with milk, and sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon.  Score each into 6 pie shaped wedges.
Bake at 425 degrees for 15 minutes, or until browned and risen.  Serve warm with butter.

I added two spoonfuls of brown sugar.  I also added a couple good shakes of cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice to the dry ingredients.
I added a little vanilla and an extra splash of milk.
My apple was small, so I added an extra one.
I didn't measure the milk, cinnamon, and sugar for topping.  I just spooned some milk on top and srinkled a good amount of cinnamon and sugar.


Mmmm, it was delicous!  So moist and yummy!  I didn't think the kids would like them, but they all ate two, including my picky niece!!
And it paired great with my coffee:)  It was an excellent start to the day!!


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