Apple Scones with Whole Wheat & Cinnamon

Apples.... cinnamon.... whole wheat-- all in the form of a scone! What a great way to start a morning! This is a healthy little snack that has just the right amount of sweet, just the right amount of spice, & is the perfect size! You could sweeten this up by adding a drizzle of glaze or even sprinkling sugar on the tops after glazing them with the beaten egg whites before placing them in the oven to bake! When my daycare kids come at 5:00 am, I have nothing better to do than bake, so that's just what I do! Then, when everyone else awakes, they come out of bed to a most amazing smell of something good baking up for their breakfast! Perfect beginning to anyone's morning!

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 cup whole wheat flour

1/4 cup granulated sugar

2 3/4 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

4 Tablespoons butter, chilled and cut into pieces

1 cup apple, peeled, cored, and diced

1 large egg

1/2 cup buttermilk

Glaze:

egg white, slightly beaten

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Combine dry ingredients in a medium-sized bowl. Add the butter and cut into the flour mixture with a pastry blender or two knives to make a coarse meal. Add the diced apple and stir with a spoon until all the apple pieces are coated with the flour mixture.

In a separate bowl blend the egg and the buttermilk together with a whisk or fork.

Combine the dry and wet ingredients, and mix them together just until blended. Use a rubber spatula to slice into and turn the ingredients.

Turn the dough onto a floured surface, knead lightly, roll dough 1/2 to 3/4-inch thick and cut into rounds with a floured 2-inch biscuit cutter, carefully kneading and rerolling the scraps as necessary. Put on an ungreased baking sheet about an inch apart and brush with the slightly beaten egg white.

Bake 10-12 minutes or until golden.

Makes 15-18 rounds.

Happy Cooking!

Teauna

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Recipe adapted from "Sharing Scones and More"....

SPICED APPLE PANCAKES WITH CIDER SYRUP

Oh......My.......Goodness! Excuse me for a short minute as I need to take a moment to lick the cider syrup off my lips.... (maybe even my chin too...lol) I received this recipe from a sweet friend, Camille. THANK YOU CAMILLE! In her email to me, she stated something to the effect that everyone who tries these pancakes gives rave reviews! Amen!!! I will also admit that the cider syrup will be used on everything I eat until it's gone!!! That stuff is sooooo good! Even my 'picky' ones ate it! And with no complaints at all! The pancakes are filled with puffy, fruity goodness... and the syrup....oh the syrup~~~ it's rich buttery flavor combined with the spicy cider spices~~~ Seriously, need I say more? Try them for yourself! Be the next to give rave reviews!

Pancakes

2 cups bisquick

1 egg

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1 2/3 cup milk

Beat until smooth then add in 3/4 cup grated apples (about 2 medium). Cook and serve with cider syrup...

(I did add about 1/4 cup bisquick for a thicker pancake.)

Cider Syrup

1 cup sugar

1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

2 Tablespoons cornstarch

1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

Mix in a pan and stir in 2 cups Apple Cider (not apple juice). Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil 1 minute. Blend in 1/4 cup butter.

**I used a 1/2 cup measuring cup for the pancakes and it made 9 large pancakes**

EAT... enjoy... Smile:-)

Happy Cooking

Teauna

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**thanks again Camille! :-)

**APPLE PIE TART**

After visiting with my mom on the phone this morning, we both decided we had a major case of "need to spend a day together"... so I loaded my tote full of cookbooks and goodies and loaded my car with kids and off we drove, over the river and thru the woods (to Grandmother's house we go!) Of course, I brought my SKOOKIES!!!! Mom and I put our heads together and created this recipe for the skookies... Can I tell you that the heavens are singing loudly!!!! First we got the kids together and had them use the apple peeler/corer/slicer to peel/core/slice the apples. That's a good activity for the little kidlets.

First:

6 small apples, cored/peeled/sliced

dash of lemon juice

1 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp nutmeg

1/4 cup brown sugar

1 Tablespoon flour for thickening

Mix this together in a bowl and set aside...

When I make any sort of dessert I like to grease the pan well to assure that it'll come off the pan without sticking.

Now either make your own pie crust or buy some pre-made crusts, whatever you prefer.

The pie crust recipe I use is:

2 cups flour

1/2tsp salt

2/3 cup butter flavored crisco

Mix well with pastry blender or cut with two knives. Sometimes I improvise and use a wire whisk and just mix it until it's all crumbly.

Then add about 8 Tablespoons of cold water and mix with your hands. It should be just a little sticky but not wet. If it is wet, just add a little flour. Don't overmix or your pie crust will be tough.

Now this was more than I needed so you could probably cut the recipe in half, but I had a better idea which I'll share later...:-)

Now roll two 8" circles about 1/8-1/4 inch thick and put in your well-greased skookie. It should hang over the edges about 2 inches all the way around. If it's not perfect, no worries, mine wasn't either :-)

Now put half of your filling in each skookie on the pie crust. Now just fold the crust up over the filling about 2 inches around and just fold and pinch it together...(refer to pic)

Put a tablespoon of butter in the center.

Place in oven at 425 for 30 minutes...

Take out and ENJOY!

With the remaining crust, I rolled it out into (2) 6-inch circles, placed them on the greased skookie pans and sprinkled them with cinnamon and sugar and put it in the oven at 425 for about 10 minutes or so until it was golden brown and all puffy... soooooo good!!! This is a spectacular treat for the kids!

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Happy Cooking!

*Teauna*