Apple Cinnamon Scones With Brown Butter Maple Glaze
These apple cinnamon scones with brown butter maple glaze are loaded with apple chunks, and drizzled with a brown butter maple glaze. They are so easy to make, and taste like fall!
Fall is here, and these apple cinnamon scones with brown butter maple glaze SCREAM fall!
They are loaded with chunks of sweet, tart apples and a hint of cinnamon. Drizzled with the perfect glaze ever! Its a brown butter maple glaze. It has the best nutty flavor from the brown butter, and sweet maple flavor, from the maple syrup!
Listen, you’ve gotta make these at some point this season!
Look at that side shot! The cold cubes of butter help create that beautiful “layered scone look”! Kinda like a flaky biscuit, or croissant. Yum!
Did you know?..
That cold butter is what helps give any pastry or baked good those beautiful flaky layers?? Theres a little fun fact for ya! 🙂
I don’t know about you, and I’ve said this before in one of my other posts; When I add any type of solid fruit to baked goods, I’m not a fan of an overload of the fruit. I like some. Guess thats why I’m not a huge fan of pie. I don’t like warm, baked fruit as it is, and thats all pie is really. Warm, mushy fruit with crust.
But ok, my point wasn’t to turn you off from this recipe! My point was that there is the perfect amount of apples in these scones! Not too many, not too little.
Oh, and that glaze. Gives the best nutty flavor if you will, from the browned butter. If you’ve never tasted browned butter, you’re missing out! Mix it with some maple syrup and wow! Just wow…
If you make this recipe, I hope you enjoy it!
If you’re a fan of scones, make sure to check out another recipe of mine for raspberry scones! https://thehungrylyoness.com/raspberry-scones/
Apple Cinnamon Scones With Brown Butter Maple Glaze
Ingredients
For The Scones
- 2½ cups all purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 8 tablespoons butter, cold and cubed
- 1 egg
- 3/4 cups buttermilk if you don't have buttermilk, you can simply make your own by mixing together 3/4 cups of dairy milk OR half and half and 2½ teaspoons of vinegar.
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 large honey crisp apple, chopped into small pieces
- 1 cup cinnamon sugar for sprinkling – mix together 1/4 cup sugar + 1 tablespoon cinnamon
For Brown Butter Maple Glaze
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1/3 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- pinch of sea salt
For Egg Wash
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons water
- pinch of salt
Instructions
Make Scones
- Preheat oven to 400°. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and salt.
- Add the cubed butter and cut it into flour mixture with pastry cutter or fork until its nice and crumbly.
- Add the 1 egg, buttermilk, and vanilla. Mix just until combined. You don't want to over mix.
- Fold in the apples.
- Turn the dough onto a well floured surface and form into a 1 inch thick circle.
- Cut dough circle into 8 wedges. Place scone pieces onto lined baking sheets (4 scones per sheet). Brush each scone with egg wash.
- Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, about 18-20 minutes.
Make Brown Butter Maple Glaze
- In a small saucepan over medium heat, add butter. Once it's melted, let cook for 2-3 minutes or until it turns brown and has a nutty fragrant.
- Take off heat and add maple syrup, powdered sugar, vanilla and salt. Whisk everything together until nice and smooth. Cover and set aside.
- When scones are done, sprinkle with some cinnamon sugar. Let cool for a few minutes and add the glaze, followed by some more cinnamon sugar.
- Enjoy!
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