Dried Apple And Cream Cheese Scones Recipes

MAPLE CREAM CHEESE APPLE SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, and sugar. Cut in butter until crumbly. Mix in cream cheese, maple syrup, egg, cream, and vanilla until a shaggy dough forms. Mix in apples.
• Turn dough onto a floured surface and gently knead several times until dough comes together. Pat dough into a 1-in thick round. Cut the round into 8 wedges and place wedges on prepared baking sheet. Brush wedges with additional maple syrup.
• Bake scones at 425F 13-15 minutes or until golden-brown. Remove from oven and cool on a wire cooling rack. Serve warm and enjoy!

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.

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.

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.