Apple Cinnamon Scones {Guest Post}
ShareAn easy and flavorful recipe for apple cinnamon scones. Kick start your morning with a taste of Fall.
GUEST POST: Apple cinnamon scones by Katie’s Cucina
Hi everyone! Today, I’m excited to share this recipe for apple cinnamon scones. My name is Katie and I blog at Katie’s Cucina.
I love eating scones and to be honest somehow always forget to make them! Once I’ve made them–I remind myself that I need to make them again… soon! Scones make for a great breakfast, a snack, a great dipper with coffee or tea, or even a dessert. They are so versatile and not overly sweet. Its a nice a cake like treat–not too sweet, but just right.
I’ve made a few varieties of scones like my blueberry scones with lemon glaze and my orange-poppy scones for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee (yes, I celebrated that at my office)! These apple cinnamon scones are fall in a few bites. Seriously, as they baked in my oven I couldn’t get over the smell and it reminded me that fall is around the corner. I live in Florida and fall weather really doesn’t arrive here until November, so at least a girl can dream. And I dream by food.
So whether you live where the weather is still really warm or you are slowly starting to enjoy the cooler weather and the leaves changing you definitely need to make these apple cinnamon scones.
Apple Cinnamon Scones
Ingredients
- 2-3/4 C all purpose flour
- 1/3 C granulated sugar
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1 Tbsp baking powder
- 1 tsp Apple Pie Spice
- 1/2 C unsalted butter
- 1 granny smith apple cored, peeled and cut into 1/2" pieces
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 C unsweetened applesauce
- 3 Tbsp heavy cream
- 1 Tbsp coarse sugar
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 C powdered sugar
- 1 Tbsp water
- 1/4 tsp apple pie spice
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425°F.
- In a stand mixer, mix the flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, and apple pie spice. Using the paddle attachment work in the butter just until the mixture is crumbly about 1-2 minutes on low. Then stir in the chopped apple and ground cinnamon.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, vanilla, and applesauce. Then add the liquid ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix until all is moistened and holds together. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Sprinkle a bit of flour on top of the parchment paper. Scrape the dough onto the floured parchment paper, and divide in half forming two--five inch circles about 3/4" thick. Using a bench knife, slice each circle into 6 wedges. Carefully pull the wedges away from the center to separate them just a bit; there should be about 1/2" space between them.
- Mix together the coarse sugar and cinnamon. Brush each circle with the heavy cream and sprinkle with the sugar/cinnamon topping.
- Bake the scones for 18 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove the scones from the oven, and place on a cooling rack. Make glaze: combine powdered sugar, water, and apple pie spice, mix well and pour over the scones. Serve warm.
- Store leftover room temperature scones in a sealed container for up to 3 days.
Thank you again Rachel for having me today!
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Be sure to check out these other delicious apple recipes from Katie:
apple streusel cheesecake bars, apple & pear turnovers, and homemade apple sauce.
Love scones, are perfect for tea time or just plain breakfast.. Simply love this
I have never made scones, but I am thinking these would be a good one to start with! Bring on those fall apples!
I am such a sucker for scones, and this has me excited to go apple picking!
Ooooo, when I saw this that was my reaction. Cinnamon and apple is one of my favorite combos.
I absolutely love scones and these sound perfect!! Such a great fall recipe!
Ohhh these are definitely going on my to-bake list!
Holy moly! All of these apple recipes sound amazing! I think we’re going to take a camping trip specifically to pick apples this year. Can’t wait to stock up and try some of these!
All of these apple recipes are sounding soooo good….
Loving all of the apple recipes and these scones need to be on my breakfast menu for this weekend!!
These look awesome!
Even my husband loves a good scone recipe. This looks like a keeper!
I made these tonight, delicious! Thanks for sharing the recipe!
These were amazing. I made them this morning and my husband who is not usually crazy about scones ate about four of them. Thanks for the recipe.
So glad you enjoyed them, Deborah!