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!
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!