Recipe

Amazing Apple Scones Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Dariana / All my dishes 2 years, 8 months ago Crunchy on the outside, yet fluffy on the inside. These are amazing! Prep:20m Cook:20m Servings:8	Dariana
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Ingredients

4 Tablespoon (1/4 cup or 1/2 stick) cold butter

1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 cup wheat germ

1/4 cup sugar

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1 Tablespoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

2 eggs (1 for glazing)

1/2 cup buttermilk

1 Granny Smith apple (peeled and cut into ½-inch cubes, about 1 cup)*

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350°.

Cut the butter into small (1/4-inch) chunks, rewrap it in the paper, and return it to the refrigerator.

In large bowl mix all dry ingredients, including the sugar.

In separate bowl or measuring cup, beat 1 egg and combine with buttermilk.

Take butter chunks out of fridge and combine with dry mix a few at a time. Put both hands in the bowl and roll the flour between thumb and fingers, letting contents drop back into bowl each time. Finished batter should have a gravelly texture—shot through with uneven-sized pebbles of butter.

Comb the buttermilk-egg mixture into the butter flour "gravel" using a fork (or fingers), then add the apple cubes, blending though the batter just enough to be able to make two equal-sized balls. (Sooner is better than—don't overwork this dough!)

Gently flatten the balls into two disks about 5 to 6 inches in diameter.

"Pizza-slice" each disk into 4 triangular sections.

Place the scones on an ungreased cookie sheet.

Beat the second egg and brush it on the scones as a glaze.

Bake for 20 minutes until golden brown.

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