Categories: Healthier Desserts

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup cold buttermilk
• 1/4 cup unsweetened apple sauce
• 1/4 cup dark brown sugar, packed
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 large egg
• cooking spray
• 1 cup white whole wheat flour
• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• 1 tbsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 3 tbsp chilled butter (must be cold) cut into small pieces
• 2 cups diced apples, peeled (I used Granny Smith)
• For the glaze:
• 1 cup powdered sugar, sifted
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• pinch nutmeg
• 2 tbsp cold fat free milk (plus 1/2 tbsp if needed)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375°.

2. Combine the first five ingredients in a medium bowl, stirring with a whisk. Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray.

3. Combine the flours, baking powder, cinnamon nutmeg, and salt in another large bowl, stirring with a whisk. Cut in chilled butter with a pastry blender, or you could use 2 knives, until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Fold in diced minced apples. Add buttermilk mixture, stirring just until moist.

4. Place dough onto a floured surface and knead lightly four times with floured hands. Form dough into an 9-inch circle onto baking sheet, about 3/4" thick. Using a knife, cut dough into 12 wedges all the way through.

5. Bake until golden, about 18-20 minutes, depending on your oven. Place on a cooling rack about 10 minutes.

6. Meanwhile, to make the glaze: Mix powdered sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg with 2 tbsp of milk, adding 1/2 tbsp more (1 tsp at a time) if necessary to get the consistency to the right thickness. Stir until completely smooth.

7. Place scones on parchment or wax paper and drizzle the glaze over the scones using a spoon – or- place the glaze in a shallow bowl and dip the top of the scones into the glaze, then let it sit on the waxed paper to harden.

8. Makes 12 scones.

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