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 scones 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!
I bet if you make them once, you won’t believe how quick, easy and delicious they are, and it won’t be your last!
British Apple Scones
adapted from an old cookbook (printable recipe below) serves 8
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Ingredients
- all purpose flour
- salt
- baking powder
- butter
- sugar
- apple
- buttermilk
- milk
- Demerara sugar/sugar
Directions
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
- Try to use a fresh, organic apple 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!