Cinnamon apple scones
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp vegan butter
- 3 apples, peeled and diced
- 3 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 flaxseed egg
- ½ cup soy milk
- ½ tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 6 tbsp sugar
- 2 ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ cup coconut oil
- 1 ½ tsp vanilla
- 2 tbsp vegan butter
- ⅓ cup brown sugar
- ⅓ cup maple syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Steps
- Preheat oven to 200°C and line a large baking sheet.
- On medium heat, melt vegan butter in a large saucepan.
- Add chopped apple to the saucepan and sauté for 2 minutes.
- Add brown sugar and cinnamon. Turn down to low heat and occasionally stir until apples are soft. Set aside.
- Whisk together flaxseed and water in a small bowl. Put flaxseed egg in fridge to thicken.
- Mixing together soy milk and apple cider vinegar in another small bowl. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
- Add coconut oil to the flour mix. Cut the coconut oil into the flour mix until the mixture comes together in pea-size crumbs.
- In another bowl, whisk together the flaxseed egg, soy milk and vanilla extract.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the flour-coconut oil mixture. Mix together until well combined. Knead into a ball.
- Flour a clean working surface. Pour scone mixture onto floured surface. Fold the apples into the mixture.
- Split the dough into halves, and work into two small discs. Cut eight wedges out of each disc
- Evenly spread the wedges on the lined baking sheet, bake for 20-22 minutes or until golden brown.
- Meanwhile, over medium-high, whisk together vegan butter, brown sugar, maple syrup, and vanilla in a small saucepan.
- Bring to a boil then reduce heat to low. Cook for another 2 minutes and continually whisk the caramel glaze.
- Allow scones to cool for 5-10 minutes before adding caramel glaze.
