Ingredients
The following ingredients have 8 Servings
- 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
- 1 Tbsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 Tbsp light brown sugar (optional, this isn't enough to make the scones taste noticeably sweet, but helps balance out the flavors. You can omit it if you'd like.)
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, cold, cut into pieces
- 1/2 cup milk, buttermilk, or half and half
- 1 cup finely chopped apple
- 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh sage leaves, plus a few small leaves for laminating the tops of the biscuits, if desired.
- 2 Tbsp milk or cream for brushing, optional
Instruction
- Preheat oven to 375F and line or butter a baking sheet.
- Place the flour, baking powder, salt, and brown sugar in the bowl of a food processor and pulse a few times to combine.
- Add the butter to the food processor, and continue to pulse until no large chunks of the butter remain and the mixture is coarse and crumbly.
- Slowly add in the milk and pulse until the dough comes together into a ball.
- Remove the dough from the food processor and place it into a mixing bowl with the chopped apple, shredded cheese, and sage. By hand, mix it all together until everything is well dispersed, but try not to over-mix it.
- Place the dough onto a lightly floured surface and pat or gently roll it into a rectangle about 1 inch thick. Using a 2 1/2 inch biscuit cutter, cut about 8-9 biscuits and place them on your prepared baking sheet.
- Brush the tops of the biscuits with milk or cream, and place a small sage leaf or two on top of each scone, brushing it with more milk so that they stay put.
- Bake for about 20-25 minutes until golden brown.
