Emily's Cooking Blog

Prep time: 15 min. Cook time: 15 min.

Ingredients

2 c. all-purpose flour

¼ c. white sugar

2 tsp. baking powder

½ tsp. baking soda

½ tsp. salt

¼ c. butter, chilled

1 apple – peeled, cored and shredded

½ c. milk

1 tbsp. milk

1 tbsp. white sugar

¼ tsp. ground cinnamon

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.

2. Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, soda, and salt into a large bowl.

3. Cut in butter or margarine until crumbly.

4. Add shredded apple and milk. Stir to form a soft dough.

5. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface.

6. Knead gently 8 to 10 times. DON’T OVERHANDLE

7. Divide dough in half. Pat into two 6-inch circles.

8. Place on parchment-lined. Brush tops with milk, and sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon.

9. Score each into 6 pie-shaped wedges. CALL ME over to check your piece sizes.

10. Bake at 425 degrees F for 15 minutes, or until browned and risen. Serve warm with butter.

 

Source: Miller Cafeteria

This past week in my Commercial Cooking class we made Apple Scones. This was our second lab in the quick bread unit and our first time making scones. Something that went well was gathering all the ingredients. Again, there were only two of us cooking, so I grabbed the ingredients and in that time my other group member was able to peel, core and shred the apple. Something that did not go so well was the consistency of the dough. When we first took it out of the bowl, it was very sticky and hard to work with. Eventually we added enough flour to make it so we could knead the bread properly. One thing we learned in class that was helpful to this recipe was how to properly add more flour of liquid depending on the consistency of the dough so it could be properly kneaded and made into separate pieces to be baked. If I make these again I will make the score a little deeper so it is more pleasing to the eye when it is finished baking. Apple scones were fun to make and very delicious.