Serve these healthy scones warm from the oven with a little butter and your favorite jam.
Low-Fat Apple Walnut Scones
Ingredients
- 1 cup & 2 Tbsp. all purpose flour
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/4 cup chilled butter, cut into small pieces
- 1 cup peeled and shredded Granny Smith apples
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- 1/2 cup low-fat (1%) milk, plus 1 Tbsp. for brushing tops
- 2 tsp. sugar for sprinkling
- non-stick spray
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- Measure flours, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt in a large bowl.
- Measure flours, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt in a large bowl.
- Cut in butter with a pastry cutter, a fork, or with your fingers, until the dough forms small crumbs.
- Add shredded apple, chopped walnuts, 1/2 cup milk, and vanilla and stir until the dough is combined.
- Turn the dough out onto a lightly dusted work surface and need it a few times.
- Pat the dough out into a circle about 2/3 inch thick and cut into eight scones.
- Place the scones on a baking sheet sprayed with non-stick spray and brush them with the 2 Tbsp. of milk and sprinkle with sugar.
- Bake for 15 minutes or until light golden. Serve warm.
