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apple & cinnamon scones

8 October, 2014 Last Modified: September 15, 2020

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Apple & cinnamon scones. Autumn has arrived and what better way to celebrate but with a warm cinnamon spiced scone with apple slathered in melting butter!

Apple and cinnamon scones are a delicious treat at any time of the year. But never more so than during Autumn, when the weathers on the turn and we start to look to food that’s just a little more comforting. Apple and cinnamon is a well loved taste combination, one flavour bringing out the flavour of the other. Eaten warm straight from the oven, with butter and some homemade Apple Jelly is there anything better? I don’t think so, these scones make a delicious treat any time of the day.

Fresh from the oven apple and cinnamon scones piled on a wooden board with freshly picked green apples still with their leaves on just slightly blurred in the background and one scone cut and ready to eat with butter on top.

How do I ensure a light scone?

I make a good scone, and it’s something I enjoy baking and therefore bake a lot. However, I have friends who say that they struggle to bake a decent scone. Some complain about the lack of rise, others saying they are too tough.

Scone dough needs a light hand. As with all scones it is essential not to overwork the dough mixture! Most of the problems people tell me about when they are baking scones are the result of too heavy a hand and overworking the dough.

3 fresh from the oven apple and cinnamon scones piled on a wooden board with freshly picked green apples still with their leaves on just slightly blurred in the background shot close up.

Here’s some advice on baking the perfect scone.

First you need to bring the dough very gently together with your hands, take care not to be too heavy handed, try to use your fingers rather than the palm of your hand.

Once combined into a rough ball, place on a very well floured surface. If using a rolling pin add a generous amount of flour to that too. You don’t want the dough sticking to either the board or your rolling pin. Gently roll the dough to around 2.5cm in depth before cutting and placing onto the baking sheet and baking in the oven.

A cooling rack with scones from the oven and a hand opening one to show the texture inside the scone.
Scones should have a light, open fluffy texture once baked

If you overwork the dough it will not rise, you will be left with flat, hard scones. The less you work the dough the better the rise and the fluffier the scone. Cut the first round of scones then gently bring the leftover dough together again before cutting more scones.

Recipe steps:

3 bowls, one with flour, cinnamon, cubed butter, and brown sugar. Another with beaten egg and buttermilk and the 3rd with grated apple.
Set out your ingredients
Rub dry ingredients together to form breadcrumbs and add grated apple
Apple cinnamon scone dough being turned out onto a lightly floured marbled work surface.
Add buttermilk and egg, bring together to form a ball of dough, place on floured surface
A hand brushing the top of scones with leftover buttermilk and egg mix to glaze the top of scones before baking.
Roll out dough and cut scones, brush gently with egg wash or milk
Apple and cinnamon scones fresh from the oven on a non stick baking mat to show the height of the scones.
Once baked place on a cooling rack

Adding flavour to scones:

The addition of grated, wet apple will stop the rise a little. This is the case when adding any wetter flavour ingredient to a scone.

Therefore some baking powder is added to the scone mix to help the dough to rise. However, again do not be heavy handed with the baking powder add only the 1/2 teaspoon asked for in the recipe. Anything more will result in a scone that tastes terrible. Add just enough to get the scone to lift.

Point worth noting:

This recipe requires you to add 1 medium egg. However, I thought it might be worthwhile adding what to do if you only have a large egg.

If you add a large egg and the same amount of buttermilk, you will have too loose a mixture and the scones will be tricky to bind together. Instead, when using a large egg cut back a little on the buttermilk, say by around 10ml. This will balance out the liquid element and should keep the dough nice and light.

Freshly baked apple and cinnamon scones topped with a slice of apple all placed on a wooden chopping board and blue background and with freshly picked green apples from a tree still with their leaves attached.

Can you freeze apple & cinnamon scones?

I am firmly of the opinion that scones are best eaten when warm and fresh from the oven, the day they are baked. They will keep another day, but past 2 days the start to taste a bit stale. For that reason I prefer to freeze leftover scones, something to take out and enjoy at a later date.

When freezing scones, simply allow to them to cool completely and place them in a container suitable for the freezer.

When taking your scones back out of the freezer they are best when warmed up a little in the oven before serving.

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Fresh apple and cinnamon scones piled on a wooden board with freshly picked green apples still with their leaves on just slightly blurred in the background and a white banner at the bottom of the image with Apple & Cinnamon Scones and Lost in Food as the author.

Additional recipe suggestions:

If you like this recipe then try some of our other scone recipes:

  • Buttermilk Scone
  • Pumpkin Spiced Scone
  • Savoury Cheese Scones

Some other great recipes Autumn bakes:

  • Spiced Apple Cake
  • Eve’s Pudding
  • Apple Jelly
  • Pumpkin Cake
  • Plum & Almond Galette

If you enjoyed this bake have a look at our Ultimate Guide to Baking with Kids. This guide is full of great recipe suggestions, hints and tips for anyone who enjoys baking.

Fresh apple and cinnamon scones piled on a wooden board with freshly picked green apples still with their leaves on just slightly blurred in the background and one scone cut open and topped with salted butter and a butter knife to the side.

apple & cinnamon scones

Warming and comforting scones for a mid morning snack or afternoon treat in the autumn with apples and cinnamon.
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Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 18 mins
Resting Time: 10 mins
Total Time: 28 mins
Servings: 8
Calories: 201kcal
Author: Michelle Rolfe

Ingredients

  • 250 g self raising flour
  • 50 g soft light brown sugar
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp freshly grated nutmeg
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 50 g unsalted butter
  • 1 free range egg (medium)
  • 100 ml buttermilk
  • 2 apples (grated)

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 220°C (200°C for fan assist oven)
  • Add dry ingredients to bowl, then add butter and work through fingers until it resembles fine breadcrumbs
  • In a measuring jug, mix egg with the buttermilk.
  • Add liquid ingredients into dry ingredients and mix with a fork gently to just bring together. DO NOT OVERMIX!
  • Fold through grated apples.
  • Turn out onto floured work surface and either pat down to 1 inch or roll gently. Cut with a scone cutter or knife to desired shape and size. Brush top with egg wash or milk.
  • Bake for 14-18 (depending on size) or until golden.

Notes

  1. This scone mixture before baking is wetter than that of a typical plain scone. Only handle the dough enough to bring together and liberally flour your work surface.
  2. The buttermilk in the UK is quite thick, if you are using milk, you may need to reduce the quantity.
  3. This recipe calls for 1 MEDIUM egg, using a large egg will make the dough too wet and not rise enough. 
  4. Grating the apple allows it to be incorporated throughout the mixture but you can leave in small pieces if you prefer.  
Nutrition Facts
apple & cinnamon scones
Amount Per Serving
Calories 201 Calories from Fat 54
% Daily Value*
Fat 6g9%
Saturated Fat 3g19%
Cholesterol 14mg5%
Sodium 16mg1%
Potassium 132mg4%
Carbohydrates 33g11%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 11g12%
Protein 3g6%
Vitamin A 200IU4%
Vitamin C 2.1mg3%
Calcium 45mg5%
Iron 0.4mg2%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

• Please note that the nutrition information provided above is approximate and meant as a guideline only •

Course : Baking, Breakfast
Cuisine : British
Keyword : baking, Scones
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  1. Josephine

    3 June, 2021 at 16:12

    5 stars
    I came across your recipe for apple scone I made them they where gorgeous a bit wet but lovely & soft when cooked I loved them especially with cinnamon in them.
    Regards Josephine

    Reply
    • Lesley

      8 June, 2021 at 11:20

      Thank you Josephine, I’m glad you enjoyed the scones. I will check that recipe when I next make these and adapt the liquids.

      Reply
  2. Zero

    19 October, 2020 at 12:57

    Very poor recipe. Sopping wet dough that would be more suited to pancakes. Lots of adjustment required which isn’t ideal when you have chosen a recipe based on ingredients at hand.

    Reply
    • Lesley

      20 October, 2020 at 13:44

      I am sorry that the recipe didn’t work for you. We will certainly have a look and test the recipe again.

      Reply
  3. Choclette

    8 September, 2020 at 14:00

    5 stars
    Ooh yes please. I adore scones, but they really come into their own when the nights draw in and get cooler. And these are just perfect. I can almost smell the cinnamon wafting out of the oven.

    Reply
    • Lesley

      8 September, 2020 at 16:28

      Thank you Choclette, me too – I really don’t think you can beat the simplicity of a really great scone. Lesley x

      Reply
  4. Mike

    4 June, 2020 at 16:26

    Hi I made the scones as per the recipe and the mix did seem rather wet and the scones didn’t rise a great deal but they do taste great. Will have to try again

    Reply
    • Michelle

      5 June, 2020 at 10:42

      Hi Mike, sorry to hear the scones didn’t rise very much for you. I have made a couple more notes on the recipe card to reflect that this is a “wetter” dough. I suggest only bringing it together on a well floured surface. The less handling the better.

      Its one I’ve played about with a few times now and I’m not a huge fan of using too much baking powder as I find it can leave an aftertaste. You could possibly increase the baking powder content to give a better rise, although its not something I’ve tested.

      Are you using buttermilk, again there are variations on brands and possibly the one you used could be more liquid, mine is quite thick.

      Also, types of apples could vary and size – next time I make them I will weigh my apple and update to give readers a better idea of the apple size used here to produce these results.

      I’m glad you enjoyed the taste of them though and really hope you give them another try. Happy to try and troubleshoot with you as we want our readers to enjoy our recipes. Michelle

      Reply
  5. David Macleod

    9 April, 2020 at 11:12

    Hi Lesley, thanks for replying.
    The scones still worked out and were nice warm with butter, although a lot of the cinnamon flavour was lost, with me putting in too much flour.
    I may have another go at this with a tad more flour with less milk.
    Thanks
    Davy

    Reply
    • Lesley

      9 April, 2020 at 15:58

      No problem Davy. We’ve amended the recipe and plan to retest the recipe again ourselves. However, the base for this recipe is our basic scone recipe which is very well tried and tested. The recipe asks for 1 tsp cinnamon, however if you would prefer a stronger flavour you could add a further teaspoon. As someone who loves the taste of cinnamon, what I sometimes do is mix some ground cinnamon in a bowl with some demerara sugar. Then just after I’ve brushed the top of the scones with the egg wash, I sprinkle on a pinch of the cinnamon sugar and then pop into the oven. It adds a lovely hit of cinnamon.

      Reply
  6. David Macleod

    8 April, 2020 at 19:24

    2 stars
    Total nightmare. Followed your recipe to the letter and the mixture was far too wet to work with. As it resembled batter, I had to add another 50g of flour.
    There are many people like me out there, with arthritis in their hands, but they love baking. Sorry, but this was an unfriendly recipe.
    Davy

    Reply
    • Lesley

      9 April, 2020 at 08:20

      David I am really sorry this recipe didn’t work for you. I’ve had a look at the recipe and the amount of flour doesn’t appear to be right compared with other scone recipes on our blog. I’ll amend this and thank you for bringing it to our attention.

      Reply
  7. Kim

    22 October, 2019 at 11:56

    How many eggs?

    Reply
    • Michelle

      29 October, 2019 at 23:38

      Hi Kim! Thanks so much for pointing that out! It’s one medium sized egg. I’ll go and amend the recipe! Cheers, Michelle

      Reply
  8. Eb Gargano | Easy Peasy Foodie

    30 September, 2019 at 18:57

    5 stars
    Oh my – these sound AMAZING!!! Drooling a little bit now… Thanks for linking up to #CookBlogShare. Eb x

    Reply
    • Lesley

      1 October, 2019 at 07:49

      Thank you Eb, these are delicious, particularly with some apple jelly! Lesley x

      Reply
  9. Laura - Mummy Lauretta

    27 September, 2019 at 20:42

    These sound lovely, I’ve never tried to make any flavoured scones apart from cheese. I will Pin for later x

    Reply
    • Lesley

      27 September, 2019 at 21:05

      Thank you Laura, like you I love a cheese scone, my absolute favourite. However these make a lovely change as they’re not too sweet. Lesley x

      Reply
  10. Cat | Curly's Cooking

    27 September, 2019 at 09:25

    Such a delicious flavour combination. These scones look fantastic.

    Reply
    • Michelle

      27 September, 2019 at 12:06

      Thanks Cat, I love these too – a classic but never tiring combo!

      Cheers
      Michelle x

      Reply
  11. Donna

    26 September, 2019 at 15:52

    5 stars
    Oh these look good! Apple and cinnamon is one of my favourite combinations.

    Reply
    • Lesley

      27 September, 2019 at 07:19

      Thank you Donna, this is a favourite combination that makes the perfect scone. As for the smell in your kitchen when they’re baking, heaven! Lesley x

      Reply
  12. Michelle

    22 November, 2016 at 07:36

    Thank you so nice to hear.

    Reply

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