Dried Apple And Cream Cheese Scones Recipes

DRIED APPLE AND CREAM CHEESE SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 400° F. and prepare an ungreased baking sheet by lining with parchment paper or a silpat.
• In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. With a pastry blender or a fork, cut in the cream cheese and butter, until the chunks of butter are the size of peas. Stir in the dried apples.
• In a separate small bowl, whisk together the egg, vanilla and milk. Add these wet ingredients to the dry mixture and stir with a fork until the dough is evenly moistened.
• Turn the dough out onto a floured piece of parchment paper and fold the dough over onto itself several times, until it holds together. Pat the dough into a 3/4″ thick square or circle.
• Cut the dough into desired size of squares, wedges, or diamonds.
• Brush the tops lightly with milk and sprinkle with sparkling white or demerara sugar. Place the scones about 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake for 18-20 minutes, until the tops are light golden brown. Serve hot, with butter or jam.

MOIST SPICED APPLE SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees; spray a large cookie sheet with nonstick.
• cooking spray.
• In a medium bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and salt; mix well.
• Using a pastry blender or fork, cut in the margarine until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Stir in the apples.
• In a small bowl, combine the applesauce, buttermilk and egg; mix well.
• Add to the dry ingredients; stir just until moistened.
• The dough will be sticky.
• Place the dough on the cookie sheet.
• With wet fingers, shape it into an 8-inch circle about 3/4-inch thick.
• In a small bowl, combine sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over the top of the dough.
• With a sharp knife, score the top surface into 8 wedges, cutting about 1/4-inch deep.
• Bake for 18 to 22 minutes, or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Cut into wedges.
• Serve warm.
• Nutrition Analysis: 240 calories, 4g protein, 45g carbohydrate, 4g fat,.
• 27mg cholesterol, 170mg sodium, 2 g fiber.

APRICOT CREAM CHEESE SCONES

Steps:

• In a medium-sized mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Cut in the cream cheese and butter, using your fingers, a pastry blender, fork, or a mixer, until the mixture resembles coarse cornmeal, then stir in the apricots. In a separate bowl whisk together the egg, vanilla and milk.
• Combine the liquid and dry ingredients and stir until the dough becomes cohesive. Don't mix and mix and mix; the more you work with the dough, the tougher it'll get.
• Turn the dough out onto a floured work surface, and fold it over several times, until it holds together. Pat the dough into a 3/4-inch thick rectangle.
• Cut scones with a round cutter, gathering the scraps and re-rolling the dough. Or simply cut the dough into squares or diamonds. Brush the tops lightly with milk and sprinkle with sparkling white or pearl sugar.
• Place scones about 2 inches apart on an ungreased or parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake them in a preheated 425°F oven for 8 minutes. Turn the oven off, leave the door closed, and continue to bake for 8 more minutes, until the scones are a light, golden brown. Serve hot, with clotted cream and jam or raspberry curd.

SWEET APPLE SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Mix all-purpose and wheat flours, sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and cloves together in a bowl.
• Cream together butter, eggs, cream cheese, and lemon juice. Mix in milk until combined. Combine egg mixture with dry ingredients. Mix in apple. Add sour cream and mix until well combined.
• Shape scones and place on ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden, about 20 minutes.