Sourdough Apple Butter Scones
Think of the delicious dough on top of an apple cobbler. That's exactly what these sourdough apple butter scones taste like. They're full of sweet cinnamon apple flavor with flecks of salted butter. You'll fall in love with this scone flavor after one bite.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup cane sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 6 Tbsp cold stick butter (salted)
- 1/2 cup sourdough starter (fed or discard)
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- 3/4 cup apple butter sweetened (NOT applesauce)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Add flour, sugar, salt, ground cinnamon, and baking powder into a large mixing bowl. Stir to combine.
- Incorporate butter by using a cheese grater (large side) or cutting it into the mixture with a fork until pea-sized pieces form.
- Add sourdough starter, vanilla, egg, and apple butter. Mix using a spoon until all flour is incorporated into the dough. Use your hands to completely incorporate the rest of the flour if needed.
- Turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface, knead dough gently for about 5-10 seconds to create a smooth texture.
- Shape dough into a 3/4-inch high, 8-inch diameter circle (doesn't have to be exact).
- Slice dough into 8 pieces like a pie, placing them 2 inches apart on parchment paper.
- Freeze for 10 minutes (or up to 3 months if you're making them ahead)
- Sprinkle tops of the scones with additional cinnamon.
- Bake for 18 minutes until the bottoms are golden brown (stick a toothpick or knife into a scone, if it comes out clean they're done).
Notes
After step #7 you can refrigerate the unbaked scones for 12-24 hours to long ferment them for added gut health (optional).