Yum yum - Bramley Apple scones

As everyone knows, the Bramley apple comes from Southwell...so of course we've found out lots about the Bramley Apple during the project.  But some of us had never actually eaten the famous cooking apple.  So for our 2nd August session we thought we would get baking.  Everyone researched a recipe during the week before and brought their own Bramley apples to the session.  We decided to make Bramley Apple Scones. 

Here is our recipe:

Ingredients

2 ¾ cups of flour

1/3 cup granulated sugar

¾ teaspoon salt

1 tablespoon baking powder

8 tablespoons cold butter

¾ cup chopped fresh apple – Bramleys are best!

2 large eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

½ cup apple sauce

Method 

Heat oven to 220 degrees centigrade (Gas Mark 7, 425 degrees Farenheit)

Whisk flour with sugar, salt, baking powder. Work in the butter until unevenly crumbly.

Stir in chopped apple.

In a separate bowl whisk eggs, vanilla & apple sauce

Add liquid ingredients to dry ingredients until moist and holds together

Line a baking sheet with parchment without greasing it.  Sprinkle with flour.

Scrape dough onto parchment and divide in half.

Pat each round into circles (about 1-1.5 cm thick)

Slice each circle into 6

Separate 5cm apart

Bake for 18-20 mins until golden brown

Remove and cool briefly

Serve warm! 

 

Other recipes:

Wholemeal Apple & Cinnamon Scones: www.foodnetwork.co.uk

Easy Apple Scones: tea4two.blog.co.uk

Bramley and Walnut Scones: www.bramleyapples.co.uk

Apple Crumble Cheesecake: www.bbc.co.uk/food