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Apple Cinnamon Scones With Brown Butter Maple Glaze

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!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 8 scones
Course: breads, Breakfast, snacks
Ingredients Method Notes

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

Method
 

Make Scones
  1. Preheat oven to 400°. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and salt.
  3. Add the cubed butter and cut it into flour mixture with pastry cutter or fork until its nice and crumbly.
  4. Add the 1 egg, buttermilk, and vanilla. Mix just until combined. You don't want to over mix.
  5. Fold in the apples.
  6. Turn the dough onto a well floured surface and form into a 1 inch thick circle.
  7. Cut dough circle into 8 wedges. Place scone pieces onto lined baking sheets (4 scones per sheet). Brush each scone with egg wash.
  8. Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, about 18-20 minutes.
Make Brown Butter Maple Glaze
  1. 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.
  2. Take off heat and add maple syrup, powdered sugar, vanilla and salt. Whisk everything together until nice and smooth. Cover and set aside.
  3. 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.
  4. Enjoy!

Notes

Original Recipe: https://www.halfbakedharvest.com/brown-butter-maple-glazed-cinnamon-apple-scones/