Apple Pie Scones

Mmm. Don't those sound good? They are. I will show you how to make them below...

After a late night Friday spent with my second favorite man, Bond, James BOND, I spent a lazy Saturday morning looking through the Anna Olson cookbook my Mom bought me, Back to Baking. I wanted to do some baking on Sunday and decided on cookies and scones. Her scone recipes looked yummy, but they inspired an idea- Scones that taste like Apple Pie. Why not? Also- Go see Skyfall- it was AWESOME. I think it is my favorite Bond movie yet.

Ingredients:

• 1 2/3 cup all purpose flour
• 2 tbsp brown sugar
• 2 tbsp white sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• 6 tbsp cold butter
• 1/3 cup cold milk plus more for brushing
• turbinado sugar
• 1 medium sized ambrosia or granny smith apple (I left the skin on, but you can peel it if you prefer)

Method:

1. Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.
2. In a small bowl, mix the brown sugar, spices and cold butter together with your fingers until the mixture resembles small pebbles.
3. In a separate bowl, mix together all of the dry ingredients and then add the butter mixture, stirring with you hand or a wooden spoon until combined.
4. Thoroughly wash your apple and grate on the large side of a box grater. Add the shredded apple to the dry mixture and stir to coat the apple.
5. Add the 1/3 cup of milk and stir together- the dough will be ragged and dry.
6. Pour the mixture onto a floured surface and shape the dough into a square, about 1 1/2" thick.
7. Cut the square into 9 equal pieces and place on a parchment lined baking sheet, brush each of scones with milk and sprinkle with turbanado sugar.
8. Bake in a 400 degree oven for 16 minutes.

Enjoy warm out of the oven. These scones are best the day of and can be warmed up in a low oven the next day.

Recipe adapted from Anna Olson, Back to Baking, Apple Cheddar Walnut Scones Scones.

Enjoy and have a happy Monday,
xo
C