Apple Cheddar SconesFor this week's Tuesdays with Dorie challenge, Karina of
The Floured Apron picked this delicious choice.
Why do I love Tuesdays with Dorie? Because I'm going to make everything in the book...even ones that I would passed up had I been on my own! (Sorry, Dorie, no offense...but apple and cheddar just didn't call out to me). But I was sooooooo wrong.
The cross-section. Light and, um, bumping with butter.
I used mild cheddar cheese and dried granny smith apples from
Trader Joe's.
The dough comes out really sticky. Dorie warns you about that and suggests lots of flour...or to just scoop out the scones. I chose the latter and it was super-duper easy. I got 20 scones out of my smallish ice cream scoop. (I bought the scoop at
Surfas and think it is either a #1 or #10...there is a "one" in the number)
Fresh from the oven... my first baked good made with cheese!
I would love to try this recipe with a savory herb such as rosemary.
I thought these were terrific, too, and would have passed them up but for TWD! I love the look of yours - neat and round. This would be a great way to serve them for entertaining.
ReplyDeleteI was also skeptical of cheese in a baked good, but isn't it nice to be wrong? Lovely scones.
ReplyDeleteI was skeptical, too! But I'm glad we've all seen the light! haha! Nice work!
ReplyDeleteI too have seen the light. I agree, though, a little rosemary in these scones would be fantastic!
ReplyDeleteYour pictures are so nice and the scones look fabulous!
ReplyDeleteI love the perfect round shape of yours!! They look delicious!! Aren't you glad you didn't pass these up? :-)
ReplyDeleteis that the tuscan green Crate and Barrel baker...i love those, i have them in a few diff sizes! love your shape on the scones and the bright cheddar. i used extra sharp, i wasn't quite sure what would work best.
ReplyDeleteMara - Yes, that is C&B. Gosh, I could buy that entire store if I had the means. I don't eat cheese my selection wasn't based on flavor - the mild cheddar was the cheapest cheddar at Trader Joe's!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea to use the scoop - wish I had thought of that!!
ReplyDeleteI love the small scones! I definitely think scooping was the way to go with these. I have great sources for ingredients around here, but I still miss Trader Joes.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!
ReplyDeletePerfectly little rounded scones... the most even I've seen, surely just as good as their appearence!
Great job!
The great pictures aren't a suprise for me, but it's great to see them in your entry.
ReplyDeleteUlrike from Küchenlatein
Your scones look great! Love your photos, too!
ReplyDeleteThose are so pretty, thanks to the ice cream scoop. I'm glad you ended up liking these so much.
ReplyDeleteWhat a clever idea to use the scoop. Those look great!
ReplyDeleteThe ice cream scoop was genius. These have to be the most uniform scones of the bunch.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with you about TWD forcing you to try things you normally wouldn't.
ReplyDeleteYours are soooo nice! Great pictures, I really like the first one.
I love love love the ice cream scoop idea - genius!!
ReplyDeleteWhat perfect little scones! Nice pictures, too.
ReplyDeletethe apple and cheddar combo was surprising huh? :) beautiful scones! yours look so perfectly round.
ReplyDeleteLove how your scones turned out...and a great idea of using the scoop. You gotta love Surfas...it's a baker's paradise!!
ReplyDeleteGreat job! Your scones look so tasty! I love how round they are!
ReplyDeleteYour scones look beautiful! I love your pictures.
ReplyDeleteNice domed scones! I'll have to try the scooper method sometime.
ReplyDeleteYour scones look fabulous! I'll have to do a better job of packing my scoop next time. I think some fresh herbs and bacon would work great in this recipe!
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