Another great, but busy weekend. We had two house guests this weekend, which made the weekend more fun, but definitely busier.
I was looking for something quick and easy for breakfast on Saturday morning, but was still in the mood to cook. We had a bunch of apples lying around and apple scones sounded like a delicious remedy. I'm trying to be more aware of the types of ingredients I use, so I made up a recipe of my own. I plan on keeping it though because it was delicious.
Now the funny part is that when I pulled the beautiful pastry out of the oven, the boy was confused. He was used to scones being small, individual pastries. My mom always prepared scones for us in one big circle and then cut it like a pizza. Different strokes for different folks! Whichever way you'd like to go about this, everything will turn out just fine!
The scones ended up being the perfect blend of crispy and soft. Try out the recipe below:
Cinnamon Apple Scones
Ingredients:
1/4 cup brown sugar or sugar substitute *additional for topping if desired
2 cups whole wheat flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp ground cinnamon *additional for topping if desired
1/3 cup coconut oil
1 apple, diced
Instructions:
1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees and lightly grease a baking sheet.
2. Combine sugar, four, baking powder, salt and cinnamon in a small bowl.
Cinnamon Apple Scones
Ingredients:
1/4 cup brown sugar or sugar substitute *additional for topping if desired
2 cups whole wheat flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp ground cinnamon *additional for topping if desired
1/3 cup coconut oil
1 apple, diced
Instructions:
1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees and lightly grease a baking sheet.
2. Combine sugar, four, baking powder, salt and cinnamon in a small bowl.
3. Add coconut oil and cut in. Once cut in and beginning to crumble, use hands to form a dough. (The dough at this point may seem too dry. Don't add any liquid. The apples will soften the dough once added. )
4. Add diced apples and fold into dough.
5. Place in large circle on pan and flatten or create small balls/scones and place on pan.
6. Sprinkle with additional cinnamon or cinnamon/sugar mixture.
4. Add diced apples and fold into dough.
5. Place in large circle on pan and flatten or create small balls/scones and place on pan.
6. Sprinkle with additional cinnamon or cinnamon/sugar mixture.
7. Bake for ~15-20 minutes or until golden brown.
Enjoy! Happy Monday!
Enjoy! Happy Monday!