Apple Pie Cottage Cheese Scones
Soft, flaky scones with warm apple pie flavors and a protein boost from cottage cheese. Perfect for breakfast or an afternoon treat.
Servings: 8 scones
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ¼ tsp cardamom
- ¼ tsp nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp salt
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- 1 cup cottage cheese blended
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- ½ cup apples grated
- 1/2 cup butter cold
Egg wash
- 1 egg
Glazing
- 2 tbsp milk
- 6 tbsp powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425F and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, combine all-purpose flour, baking powder, cinnamon, cardamom, nutmeg, and salt.
- In a medium bowl, mix together maple syrup, cottage cheese, pure vanilla extract, and grated apples.
- Add wet ingredients to dry ones and mix until a thick dough forms. It will be dry and crumbly.
- Now, grate the cold butter into the dough and knead it, spreading the butter throughout the dough. Form a ball.
- Flour the counter in the kitchen, and place the ball on the counter. Roll with a rolling pin until the dough forms a circle 8 inches wide.
- Cut the dough into 8 triangles using a knife.
- Place the triangles onto the sheet, spacing them out.
- In a small bowl, whisk the egg. Brush the egg all over the scones and bake in the oven for 18-20 minutes.
- While the scones are baking, mix together the glazing: milk with powdered sugar.
- Once the scones are ready, remove them from the oven, let them cool down and drizzle with glazing.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 scone (4 oz) | Calories: 313kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.8g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3.5g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 58mg | Sodium: 396mg | Potassium: 114.7mg | Fiber: 1.4g | Sugar: 7.8g | Calcium: 117mg | Iron: 2.1mg