Moist Spiced Apple Scones

Name: Moist Spiced Apple Scones
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 22 min
Total time: 37 min
Yield: 8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 473.18 ml all-purpose flour; 118.29 ml brown sugar, packed; 9.85 ml baking powder; 2.46 ml ground cinnamon; 1.23 ml ground nutmeg; 1.23 ml ground ginger; 0.61 ml salt; 29.58 ml butter or 29.58 ml margarine; 236.59 ml dried apple, chopped; 118.29 ml unsweetened applesauce; 59.14 ml buttermilk; 1 egg; 4.92 ml granulated sugar; 0.61 ml ground cinnamon

Submitted by lazyme

"From Pillsbury, Healthy Baking. These sound good."

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photo by Annacia

Ready In:: 37mins
Ingredients:: 14
Serves:: 8

ingredients

473.18 ml all-purpose flour
118.29 ml brown sugar, packed
9.85 ml baking powder
2.46 ml ground cinnamon
1.23 ml ground nutmeg
1.23 ml ground ginger
0.61 ml salt
29.58 ml butter or 29.58 ml margarine
236.59 ml dried apple, chopped
118.29 ml unsweetened applesauce
59.14 ml buttermilk
1 egg
Topping
4.92 ml granulated sugar
0.61 ml ground cinnamon

directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees; spray a large cookie sheet with nonstick.
cooking spray.
In a medium bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and salt; mix well.
Using a pastry blender or fork, cut in the margarine until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
Stir in the apples.
In a small bowl, combine the applesauce, buttermilk and egg; mix well.
Add to the dry ingredients; stir just until moistened.
The dough will be sticky.
Place the dough on the cookie sheet.
With wet fingers, shape it into an 8-inch circle about 3/4-inch thick.
In a small bowl, combine sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over the top of the dough.
With a sharp knife, score the top surface into 8 wedges, cutting about 1/4-inch deep.
Bake for 18 to 22 minutes, or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Cut into wedges.
Serve warm.
Nutrition Analysis: 240 calories, 4g protein, 45g carbohydrate, 4g fat,.
27mg cholesterol, 170mg sodium, 2 g fiber.

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Because I used ingredients on hand, I opted to use a chopped fresh Granny Smith in place of dried. The result was a dense, moist, sweeter scone that did NOT require any additions (butter, curd, jam, etc). Spices upped the 'oomph' in this flavorful scone. Great with coffee. 5 Stars from toddlers to adults. No leftovers to save for later....

LetUsEatCake
Yum! These were quick to throw together and were very delicious! I used a diced firm pear instead of apples because that's what I had and I would say it worked very well. I also subbed plain yogurt for the buttermilk and 1/2 c oatmeal for some of the flour to give these more tooth. Next time I will go ahead and cut the scones before baking because the only complaint from my crew was that they wanted more crispiness on the outside. Thanks for posting, this one is definitely a keeper :).

jessi_mcg
Well you have posted a TERRIFIC recipe again! I could not find dried apples (go figure) so I used Annacia's hint and chopped up an apple and then dried it with towels to make sure they did not cause the scones to get soggy. It worked! Perfect blend of spices (I did up the nutmeg just a bit as I love nutmeg). Using the applesauce I think is the gem in all of this recipe. The flavor of the scones is heavenly! So glad I tagged this in 1.2.3 Hit Wonders!

HokiesMom
Delicious! I loved the spices in these scones, it went perfectly with the apple flavor. I forgot to sprinkle the loaf with the cinnamon/sugar before I put it in the oven, so when it was finished baking I just brushed on a little melted butter and sprinkled it on then. A wonderful breakfast treat - thanks for sharing!

loof751
I wish that I could give these more than 5 stars! They are absolutely stellar. I didn't read the recipe carefully when I tagged it and didn't notice till I was starting to make them that the recipe asks for dried apple, oops. Not having any dried apple I used half of a very fresh and juicy Gala. I used just half to inhibit the moisture addition as much as possible and I diced it very small to spread the moisture out to avoid big wet apple chunks. Well, the recipe still worked beautifully. In 26 mins I had a gorgeous round scone loaf that was well risen and baked to perfection. I cut the sugar content by using 2 Tbsp of Splenda Brown Sugar and 2 Tbsp of regular Splenda, that was the perfect amount of sweetening. I very much enjoyed 2 (*blush*) scones for lunch with cinnamon coffee. Bravo! Made For Photo Tag.

Annacia

Tweaks

Yum! These were quick to throw together and were very delicious! I used a diced firm pear instead of apples because that's what I had and I would say it worked very well. I also subbed plain yogurt for the buttermilk and 1/2 c oatmeal for some of the flour to give these more tooth. Next time I will go ahead and cut the scones before baking because the only complaint from my crew was that they wanted more crispiness on the outside. Thanks for posting, this one is definitely a keeper :).

jessi_mcg

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