cranberry apple scones

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup orange-cranberry muffin mix (such as krusteaz®)
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 5 tablespoons butter, chilled and diced
• 1 apple, diced
• 1/3 cup sweetened dried cranberries (such as craisins®)
• 3/4 cup half-and-half
• 1 egg
• 1 egg white
• 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar

Recipe

Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 45 mins


• preheat oven to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c). lightly grease a baking sheet.
• whisk flour, muffin mix, brown sugar, baking powder, nutmeg, and salt together in a bowl. cut butter into flour mixture using a pastry blender or fork until it resembles coarse crumbs.
• combine apple and dried cranberries together in a bowl; mix into flour mixture.
• beat half-and-half and egg together in a bowl until frothy; slowly stir into flour mixture using a rubber spatula until dough forms. knead dough 4 to 5 times. roll dough into a rectangle a lightly floured work surface using your hands. cut rectangle in half diagonally and each half into 4 triangles, making 8 triangles. arrange triangles on the prepared baking sheet.
• whisk egg white and confectioners' sugar together in a bowl; brush over each triangle.
• bake in the preheated oven until scones are golden brown, about 20 minutes.