Apple Cheddar Scones – TWD
Things are moving right along. Here we have Apple Cheddar Scones chosen by Karina of The Floured Apron for this weeks Tuesday with Dorie selection.
I’ve been interested in this recipe since I got Baking so I was happy that it was selected. There was no melting and cooling of butter involved (which I hate to do for some reason) and absolutely NO chilling time, rising time, or any kind of time waiting at all. Yay! Except for 20 minutes while they bake in the oven. I can deal with that.
The recipe calls for dried apples and it sounds like a lot of people had problems finding them where they live. My WalMart had their own store brand dried apples in a 4 oz bag for $1.29. But I didn’t see any other kinds available either in the produce section or in the dried fruits section. I thought it was strange that there were no name brand dried apples. Maybe the name brands are focusing all their attention on dried cranberries and cherries instead because there was NO shortage on them. Cranberries even come in different flavors now like Cherry or Orange.
Back to the scones… Very easy to make. Just mix everything in a bowl, shape dough into a rectangle and cut into squares. The dough was sticky but I had no problems getting it to do what i wanted. Taste wise, I thought the scones were ok, but I didn’t love them. It could be because I had just eaten dinner and was in the mood for something sweeter. They tasted fine though, had a good texture and weren’t too dry. If I made them again I think I would use a little extra sugar to make them more sweet. I would also probably up the apple cider a little and double the amount of dried apples since, to me, the apple taste kind of got lost.
Apple Cheddar Scones recipe can be found here and in Dorie Greenspan’s book Baking From My Home to Yours.
As always, stop by the Tuesdays with Dorie site to check out how everyone else’s scones turned out. For next week, Amy of South In Your Mouth has chosen Blueberry Pie. See you next Tuesday!
rainbowbrown replied:
Yeah, they definitely weren’t dessert sweet. Your scones are very nice looking, all piled up like that. They should be in a display case with a three dollar tag on them.
July 1, 2008 at 2:01 pm. Permalink.
Amy P replied:
Your scones look fantastic. I agree, not sweet, but with some butter and jam, yum!
July 1, 2008 at 2:01 pm. Permalink.
Susan replied:
Beautiful photos…great job altogether!
July 1, 2008 at 5:22 pm. Permalink.
Vibi replied:
Great pics, great scones… what more is there to say?
Yeah… great job!
July 1, 2008 at 5:56 pm. Permalink.
Caitlin replied:
Very pretty scones – I agree though, a punched up apple flavor would not be amiss here.
July 1, 2008 at 6:56 pm. Permalink.
Rebecca replied:
I was surprised about the lack of name-brand dried apples at Wal-Mart, too. Maybe it’s a seasonal thing? Lovely scones!
July 1, 2008 at 11:01 pm. Permalink.
pamela replied:
Ugh! That pile of lovely scones looks SO good! Great job.
July 2, 2008 at 12:47 am. Permalink.
Erin replied:
Gorgeous scones. Great work!
July 2, 2008 at 3:05 am. Permalink.
Kristen replied:
They look great! I think what made them even better to me was the fact that they were soooo easy to make.
July 3, 2008 at 2:10 am. Permalink.
Shari replied:
I thought the apple was too subtle too. Your pictures look great!
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July 3, 2008 at 2:22 pm. Permalink.
Jules replied:
Those look absolutely amazing! Yum!
July 3, 2008 at 10:13 pm. Permalink.
Steph replied:
Your scones look so nice and flaky! I agree about the lack in apple taste so next time I’m going to definitely add more apples and cheese. The texture is great though.
July 5, 2008 at 1:43 am. Permalink.
Barbara replied:
Oooh, lovely pictures! I’d increase the apple & cheddar next time, too.
July 6, 2008 at 6:47 pm. Permalink.
mari replied:
Your scones look great! I think these were very tasty, but I’d like to make some tweaks too.
July 7, 2008 at 12:15 pm. Permalink.