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Apple and Honey Oat Scones

March 3, 2017 by Samantha 13 Comments

These Apple and Honey Oat Scones are fluffy and moist without being too dry. The perfect scones recipe!

Apple and Honey Oat Scones

Guys, it’s been a long week. I did my first recipe demonstration on Facebook Live (you can can catch my okay performance here, I need lots more practice!), my husband has been traveling (a ton), and baby teething is off the chains. I’m done. Put a fork in me done. Thankfully tomorrow is Friday and I cleaned my house today in preparation to do only fun things tomorrow.

On that note, please let me know of any fun activities to do with 3 year olds (quietly indoors while baby is napping). These Apple and Honey Oat Scones came up as they are 3 ingredients we love and we needed some extra love. We eat apples almost everyday, and how great are honey and oats in baking? Waking up to warm scones on Monday morning really was a nice little extra we all needed.

These are the BEST fluffy and not dry scones I’ve ever eaten. You know what I mean right? Those scones that are so crumbly and dry that you have drink about 5 coffees to get them down? Hate those scones. These Apple and Honey Oat Scones are the fluffy and best scones you need in your life!

These scones are made from a technique I found in Sarah Kiefer’s “The Vanilla Bean Baking Book“. I stumbled across her scones section and made her Chocolate Orange Scones and I was floored. All the techniques make sense. How to fold the dough, how to cut the triangles so they’re more equal, freezing the dough to keep the butter solid (and therefore the scones more fluffy and less dry), brushing the tops so they brown properly without overcooking the scones.

It was as if all the intricate details of perfect scone making was opened to me. I’m excited about this, can you tell?

Apple and Honey Oat Scones

I whipped up some cream and added honey for a special touch to smear on top of these delightful baked goods. The honeyed whipped cream was a kick my kids loved.

They enjoyed it, umm, a little too much as I caught them eating the cream off the tops. Ha! I wish I could sometimes get away with that too.

Apple and Honey Oat Scones

You can see in the photo below the layers created in the dough from folding it. While there are a substantial amount of oats in this recipe, I kind of wished it was more “oat-y”. I love the nutritional boost oats gives a recipe like this, specifically the increase in iron and fibre, but I also like the way oats taste.

In summary if you don’t like oats very much, you probably won’t be able to tell they are there and if you love oats, you might end up wishing they were a bit more present.

Apple and Honey Oat Scones

Now that I’ve got this dreamy scone baking technique down,  I can’t wait to explore new flavours, especially with Spring quickly arriving (hello rhubarb scones!!). I’d love to figure out a way to incorporate more whole grain flours like spelt or even buckwheat into scones. Do you have a flavour of scone you’d love to see?

Nutrition

Calories

722 cal

Fat

4 g

Carbs

147 g

Protein

22 g
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Yields 8 scones

Apple and Honey Oat Scones

Apple and Honey Oat Scones are perfectly fluffy without being dry. Perfect for a quick grab and go breakfast or a nice afternoon tea/snack.

20 minPrep Time

20 minCook Time

40 minTotal Time

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Ingredients

  • 1.5 cups all purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup rolled oats
  • 1 tbsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 medium apple, peeled and roughly chopped (Granny Smith or Pink Lady preferred)
  • 3 tbsp honey
  • 1/2 cup whipping cream, plus more for brushing on tops before baking
  • 1 large egg
  • 12 tbsp / 1.5 sticks unsalted butter, chilled and cut into 1/2" pieces

Instructions

  1. Place oven rack in lower third of the oven and preheat to 400° F. Stack 2 baking sheets on top of each other and line with non-stick paper.
  2. In a food processor (or a large bowl), combine flour, oats, baking powder, and salt. Blend or whisk to combine.
  3. In a small bowl combine whipping cream, egg, and honey.
  4. Add butter to food processor or large bowl and blend (using a pastry cutter if not the processor) until butter is coated in flour and about pea size. Add wet ingredients and chopped apple pieces. Stir until just combined with a spoon or a spatula.
  5. Transfer dough to a lightly floured surface and knead until it comes together (and actually looks more like a proper dough). Roll the dough out into a 12" square and fold by the thirds (like a business letter). Fold into thirds again making a tall fat square. Place on a plate or another flat lightly floured surface and freeze for 10 minutes.
  6. Remove from freezer and roll out again. Fold one more time into thirds an place seam side down. Gently roll into 12" x 4" rectangle. Using a knife cut crosswise into 4 equal rectangles (so into 4 rectangles 3" x 4" each). Cut each piece diagonally into 2 triangles. Transfer scones to prepared baking sheets.
  7. Brush the tops lightly with whipping cream (lightly just the tops, not the sides).
  8. Bake 20-25 minutes until golden brown on tops and bottoms.
  9. Let cool for 10 minutes on baking sheet before serving.
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Enjoy! xo

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  1. Avatarsugarlovespices says

    March 3, 2017 at 7:42 am

    I am deeply in love with scones, and if you've noticed our Instagram on a saturday morning, breakfast outing in -almost- all Edmonton cafes, you will notice that a scone is always in the picture and that is me in my search to eat the best scone ever. I've been disappointed so many times, and I am always on the search for scone recipes (although we have a couple great ones!). I like the flavors you have here, we have never tried oats in our scones, and well, apples and honey are amazing! I prefer a crumbly scone to a cakey one, though, so hopefully this one is not dry, but also not like a slice of cake. Thank you Samantha, going to try this recipe!
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    • AvatarSamantha says

      March 3, 2017 at 1:07 pm

      Nope, not quite cake like, still crumby but not bone dry. You'll have some crumbs left on the plate for certain :) I love that you're on the hunt for the most perfect scone! A lady after my own heart. Hope you find a good one this weekend!
      Reply
  2. Avatardiversivore says

    March 3, 2017 at 3:44 pm

    I've never made scones, though I do love them (sometimes I think that I keep away from the baking for my waistline's sake...). I love the flavours here (and I totally agree about oats and honey in baking), and I'm really intrigued by the technique. I too dislike the ultra-dry crumbly scones, but you don't want to end up with a piece of cake either. Let's call it a one-coffee scone, instead of a five-coffee scone. :) I'll be sure to check back in with this recipe (and the book!) when I do finally dive in and give scone-baking a shot. Cheers!
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    • AvatarSamantha says

      March 3, 2017 at 7:56 pm

      Yes! 1 coffee scone for sure. Or barely a coffee in this case! They are still crumbly and definitely not a cake, but are without that dry pasty taste that you can get at the bakery. Her book is genius and I highly recommend it even for her other recipes :)
      Reply
  3. AvatarVicky Chin says

    March 3, 2017 at 3:53 pm

    I love scones anytime of the day, and yours look amazing ! And thanks for those techniques ! I am excited to try them ! Love your photos too !
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    • AvatarSamantha says

      March 3, 2017 at 7:51 pm

      Thank you Vicky! I hope the techniques work well for you too! Her cookbook is amazing if you're looking at loaning any from the library in the near future.
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  4. AvatarJessica says

    March 3, 2017 at 5:30 pm

    I love scones, but I think I really need to work on my scone baking technique. Nothing beats fresh bakery scones (and I still can't get mine like that), so I'm going to try Sarah's folding method. Wish me luck!
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    • AvatarSamantha says

      March 3, 2017 at 7:40 pm

      The technique is pure magic! They still turn out all crumbly, but not dry. And I agree, there is nothing like a warm scone. Let me know your thoughts on the technique; I'd love to hear others opinions on them.
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  5. AvatarSamantha says

    March 3, 2017 at 7:50 pm

    I need some balance in my life and since the scones are sugar-free why not add some cream on top? I agree on the commercial ones. It's no good when I can feel the baking soda on my teeth.
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