Sage and apple scones

Name: Sage and apple scones
Total time: 40 min
Yield: serves 8
Ingredients: plain flour 150g; wholemeal flour 100g; sugar 1 tbsp; baking powder 2 tsp; butter 75g; egg 1; apple 1, coarsely grated; sage chopped to make 1½ tbsp

40 minutes
serves 8
Easy

Savoury scones make a great alternative to serve for an afternoon tea with some good cheese and chutney. These ones are flavoured with sage and given extra texture from grated apple.

December 19, 2014 at 2:30 pm

Ingredients

plain flour 150g
wholemeal flour 100g
sugar 1 tbsp
baking powder 2 tsp
butter 75g
egg 1
apple 1, coarsely grated
sage chopped to make 1½ tbsp

Method

Step 1

Heat the oven to 200c/fan 180c/gas 6. Mix all the dry ingredients in a large bowl. Add the butter and rub it in until you have a mixture like coarse breadcrumbs, or put the lot in a food processor and pulse until you have the same result.
Step 2

Stir in the egg, apple and sage and bring together to form a rough dough – don’t knead it too much or you’ll end up with heavy scones.
Step 3

Pat the dough out to about 1.5cm thickness. Stamp out about 8 decent-sized scones. Bake on a buttered baking tray for 12-15 minutes or until cooked through. Serve warm with cheese.