Easiest Way to Cook Yummy Caramel Apple Scones

Caramel Apple Scones. Directions In a small bowl, combine the flours, brown sugar, baking powder and salt. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. In a small bowl, whisk the cream, egg yolk and vanilla; add to dry ingredients just until moistened.

These caramel apple scones are buttery and moist with crisp crumbly edges and soft flaky centers. Crunchy coarse sugar and salted caramel are the perfect finishing touches! Read through the recipe before beginning. You can have Caramel Apple Scones using 12 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Caramel Apple Scones

1. Prepare of all purpose flour + additional for hands and work surface.
2. You need of baking powder.
3. Prepare of ground cinnamon.
4. It's of salt.
5. Prepare of unsalted butter, frozen.
6. Prepare of heavy cream + additional for brushing.
7. You need of large egg.
8. It's of brown sugar.
9. It's of vanilla extract.
10. Prepare of heaping cup peeled and chopped apple.
11. Prepare of coarse sugar (optional).
12. It's of caramel sauce.

In a medium saucepan, melt the butter, and then add the brown sugar and milk. Stir, then transfer to a bowl. Add the vanilla and powdered sugar, and beat with an electric mixer until it turns creamy. Drizzle the caramel icing onto the warm scones.

Caramel Apple Scones instructions

1. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Use a hand grater to grate the frozen butter and toss it into the flour mixture. Combine it with either a pastry cutter, a fork or your fingers until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Set this bowl in the freezer for a few minutes. Preheat the oven to 400°F. Line a large baking tray with either parchment paper or a silicone baking mat and set it aside..
2. In a small bowl, whisk together the cream, egg, brown sugar and vanilla until well combined. Drizzle over the dry mix and use a rubber spatula to toss it all together until it's all just moistened. Then gently fold in the apples. The dough will be a bit wet and sticky. Flour your hands and a work surface, then use your hands to form the dough into a ball and transfer it to the floured surface. Press it into a disc shape, about 8". Use a very sharp knife to cut it into 8 equal wedges..
3. Place the wedges onto the prepared pan and set the pan in the fridge for 15 or so minutes. After that, brush the wedges with additional cream and sprinkle a little coarse sugar over each one. Then bake for 20-25 minutes, until they are golden brown around the edges and lightly browned on the tops. Let them cool for a few minutes, then drizzle them with the caramel sauce..

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