Apple Cinnamon Scones
Delicious, homemade Apple Cinnamon Scones with a fluffy, soft inside and crunchy topping. Tastes just like apple pie, but in scone form!
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time20 minutes mins
Total Time30 minutes mins
Course: Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: apple cinnamon scones
Servings: 8
Calories: 314kcal
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ⅔ cup rolled oats
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ½ cup butter unsalted, cold
- 1 large apple peeled and chopped
- ½ cup milk
- ¼ cup honey
Topping
- 2 tablespoon rolled oats
- 1 tablespoon Turbinado sugar
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 tablespoon milk
Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Combine Ingredients: In a large bowl, combine the flour, rolled oats, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, salt and nutmeg. Cut in the butter with 2 knives or a pastry blender. In another smaller bowl combine together the milk, honey and apple. Add this to the dry ingredients and toss.
Form Dough: Turn onto a floured work surface and knead gently until everything is well combined. Form the dough into a circle that's about 9 to 10 inches in diameter and about 1/2 inch in thickness.
Finish: Place the dough onto the prepared baking sheet. Cut into 8 wedges and separate the wedges so that they are about 1 inch apart. Brush the wedges with the milk (from the topping ingredients). Combine together the Turbinado sugar, ground cinnamon and rolled oats and sprinkle over each scone, generously.
Bake: Bake for about 20 minutes or until nice and golden brown.
- Cold butter is a must! - Work with cold butter. After cutting it into cubes, you can even let them sit in the freezer for 5 minutes before starting.
- Don't over mix! - Don’t overwork the dough. You want the butter to still be in pieces to keep your scones light and flaky.
- Get the right tools! - Use a pastry blender. It’ll make the process of cutting the butter into the dry ingredients much easier..
- Flour up! - You want the dough to be sticky, so flour your hands and work surface as needed so that you can still handle it.
- Apples galore! - Test out different varieties of apples to see which you prefer and really perfect the recipe!
- Store your scones in an airtight container, bread box, or freezer bag to keep them from drying out! They will last 1-2 days at room temperature or up to 7 days stored in the fridge.
Serving: 1scone | Calories: 314kcal | Carbohydrates: 46g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 32mg | Sodium: 125mg | Potassium: 275mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 394IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 105mg | Iron: 2mg