British Apple Scones
British Apple Scones are a nice change to the classic scone. Made in a round, it requires no cutters and is very quick and easy to make.
Do you love scones? I do, very much, but I usually make traditional afternoon tea scones.
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However, once in a while, I may make cream girdle scones or soda scones. When I was visiting my Aunt Virginia in Scotland last year, I happened upon a recipe for Apple Scone Round in one of her recipe books. I’ve made it a few times now and thought I’d share with you, too!
British apple scones are perfect if you want to whip up some scones quickly, because there’s no cutting and re-rolling involved. They taste wonderful too, so you won’t be giving up flavor. Just slather with some really good butter and enjoy them with a hot cup of tea!
British Apple Scones
adapted from an old cookbook (printable recipe below)
Start by sifting the dry ingredients together into a large bowl. Next, rub the butter into the flour mixture.
Add the sugar and grated apple.
Then add the buttermilk.
Mix everything together gently until a dough forms, then place on a floured countertop. (Don’t overwork the dough or the scones will be tough.)
Roll out into about an 8″ (20 cm) round then move onto a cookie sheet lined with a silicone sheet or parchment paper.
Score about half way through the dough, making 8 scones.
Brush with some milk (or buttermilk).
Next, sprinkle with some Demerara sugar.
Bake for about 20 to 25 minutes until golden brown. Move to a cooling rack. Allow to cool a little before cutting and serving with butter. You could serve them with jam, too, but I think it takes away from the flavor of the apples in the scones.
And don’t forget a cup of tea!
Let me know if you try this recipe, and what you think of it.
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British Apple Scones
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour (plain)
- ¼ tsp salt
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ¼ cup butter
- ¼ cup sugar
- 1 medium Granny Smith apple peeled, cored, and coarsely grated
- 4 Tbsp buttermilk only use enough to make a soft dough, but not sticky.
- ¼ cup milk or buttermilk, as needed for brushing the dough
- 1 tsp Demerara sugar or white sugar to sprinkle
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400℉ (200 ℃).
- Sift the flour, salt and baking powder together, then rub in the butter.
- Add the sugar, grated apple and some of the milk until a soft dough forms. Don't add too much or it will be sticky.
- Roll out onto a floured countertop into an 8" round (20 cm). Score into 8 pieces with a knife (cut half way though the dough). Place onto a cookie sheet lined with a silicone sheet or parchment paper.
- Brush with milk and sprinkle with sugar, then bake for 20 to 25 minutes until golden brown.
- Remove from oven and place on cooling rack. Enjoy while still warm with some good quality butter.
Notes
- Use fresh,organic ingredients for the best results
Nutrition
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Those sound so good! I’d like one or four with a cup of tea!
Yep, not too sweet, you’d love these!
These sound fantastic Christina! I like that the sweetness of a jam is baked in – just add good Irish butter!
I thought I had made every type of scone out there… but I stand corrected. Apple scones on my list of things to do this week. They look like they are simple to make and easy to devour!
I made these delightful British Apple Scones this morning and they were so so good! Easy and quick and delicious. I highly recommend making them😋
Wonderful! SO happy to hear it, Pamela! Thank you so much for the lovely review. :) CC
These look so easy and delicious, I’m going to try them this weekend. Could you also make them savoury? I’m thinking grated cheese.
Yes, savory scones are a thing! However, no need to revamp this recipe as my friend, Jill has a lovely cheese scone recipe!
Excellent! Thank you Christina. I would love to try both, do you have a link to Jill’s recipe?
It’s there in my comment, Linda. Just click on the hyperlink on the words CHEESE SCONE RECIPE. :)
Och so it is, sorry Christina, it’s been a long day.
Haha! No worries, Linda! :)
I can almost taste these!! Adding grated apple to scones – what a brilliant idea! Love that the apples are grated versus diced finely. I will bet that they almost melt into the scone!!
Yes, there’s a subtle apple flavor (no chunks) and makes them really moist, too. Hope you try them sometime, Nancy!
I loved this. Was a little hesitant when looking at the proportion of flour to rest of ingredients. But they came out awesome! I made a few tiny changes – diced my apple really tiny (coz I like apple chunks) and rolled them in 1/2 tap cinnamon, added 1/2 cup toasted pecans and reduced the sugar to 35 grams coz I used a sweet Braeburn. I think next time I will reduce sugar further to 25g. O/w they were perfect with a cup of tea. So quick to make too. I loved them! Thank u.
Great to hear, Julia! They are super quick to whip up, which is awesome! So glad you liked them so much, thank YOU! (Could I ask a favor? Could you click the 5 stars above the PRINT button above? I’d be most grateful!)
I love scones and to be honest, make more savoury than sweet but LOVE that you’ve added apple to them. They look super, Christina. Great for the season, too.
ooohh yum! I love scones and these are totally my speed. Love those step-by-step photos — makes the recipe so easy to follow.
Thanks so much, Valentina! I am very visual, so I always like lots of photos, too!