Preparation time: 10 minutes. Baking time: 15 minutes.
You will need two nonstick baking trays and a 6cm scone cutter.
Makes 12
Ingredients
- 1 large cooking apple, peeled, cored and cut into chunks
- 20g brown sugar
For the scones
- 450g self-raising flour
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ginger
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 120g caster sugar
- 120g butter, softened
- 2 whole eggs
- 150 ml buttermilk
- 1 egg whisked with a teaspoon of milk for brushing
To decorate
- 100g good quality white chocolate, melted
- White chocolate and fudge sprinkles
Method
- Preheat oven to 200°C / 220°C / Fan / Gas mark 6
- Place the apple chunks onto a baking tray, sprinkle with brown sugar and bake in a hot oven for 10 minutes until soft; remove and cool.
- Reserve 1/3 of the apples for the top of the scones.
- Sift the flour, cinnamon, ginger and baking powder into a mixing bowl and stir in the sugar. Rub the butter into the dry ingredients with your fingertips until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
- Add the eggs, buttermilk, and apple chunks and mix to a soft dough.
- Tip the dough onto a lightly dusted, clean surface and roll out to approximately 1 inch thick. Use a cutter to stamp out the scones and place them upside down on the trays.
- Lightly knead the dough scraps together and repeat until the dough is used. Brush the scones with egg wash, sprinkle with apple chunks and bake in a hot oven for 12 – 15 minutes until golden brown. Remove from the oven, transfer to a cooling rack, drizzle with melted chocolate and decorate with sprinkles. Allow to cool before serving.
