Maple-Apple Scones

Name: Maple-Apple Scones
Prep time: 20

5 out of 5 stars (based on 14 reviews)

20 min prep

8 servings

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13 ingredients

The crisp apples at the start of the season are perfect for these scones. Make them with sweet Golden Delicious or Gala, or with tart Braeburn or Granny Smith — whichever you prefer. Go...

2 small apples or 1 large apple, peeled, cored and cut into a small dice
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 cup whole-wheat pastry flour (see Chef Tips)
1 cup unbleached all-purpose white flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
Pinch (⅛ teaspoon) ground cinnamon (optional)
1 tablespoon brown sugar
3 tablespoons cold butter, straight from the fridge
1 large egg
1 tablespoon maple syrup, dark amber
½ cup milk, as needed
¼ cup raisins

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Nutrition Facts

Calories

207 cals

Fat

6 g

Saturated Fat

3 g

Polyunsaturated Fat

1 g

Monounsaturated Fat

2 g

Carbohydrates

36 g

Sugar

10 g

Fiber

4 g

Protein

5 g

Sodium

246 mg

Directions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
Put the cut apples into acidulated water (make this by adding 1 teaspoon of lemon juice to 2 cups of water) to stop them oxidizing. When ready to use them, drain and pat them dry on paper towels.
Sift together the flours, baking powder, salt and cinnamon, if using, in a large bowl. Stir in the sugar. Rub in the butter with the tips of your fingers, or pulse the mixture together in a food processor. The mixture should resemble coarse breadcrumbs.
Break the egg into a measuring jug. Add the maple syrup and enough milk to bring the egg mixture to ½ cup. Beat together lightly.
Make a well in the dry ingredients and add the egg/milk mixture. Mix together with a spatula or a fork until it forms a soft dough. Fold the diced apple and raisins into the dough and knead lightly to form a ball. If the dough seems dry, add more milk, a tablespoon at a time.
Roll out the dough on a floured surface into a thick disc a little more than 1 inch high. Place the disk on a lightly floured cookie sheet. Cut it into 8 wedges and gently push them apart to separate them. The wedges will need room to spread and rise. Bake for 10-15 minutes near the top of the oven. Cool slightly on a wire rack. Serve warm with butter or low-fat cream cheese spread.

Chef Tips

Leftover scones freeze well. Just bag and freeze them for another day.

If whole-wheat pastry flour is not available, substitute half whole-wheat flour and half all-purpose flour. Swapping in all whole-wheat flour will result in a drier and grittier scone.

Registered Dietitian Approved

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Maple-Apple Scones