Spiced Apple Oat Scones

Spiced Apple Oat Scones (adapted from A Cozy Kitchen)

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

3/4 cups old fashioned rolled oats, plus more for topping

1/4 cup light brown sugar

1 Tb baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

1 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp nutmeg

1/4 tsp ginger

3/4 tsp salt

5 Tb unsalted butter, cold

1 cups diced apples (I'd use a sweet, soft one like Golden Delicious)

1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt

1 egg

1 tspvanilla

Topping:

heavy cream (or 1 egg beaten with 1 tsp water)

Rolled oats

Turbinado sugar (coarse golden sugar)

Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.

Whisk flour, rolled oats, light brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and salt together in a large bowl. In a separate bowl, whisk together the yogurt, egg and vanilla.

Cut the cold butter into the flour mixture with a pastry cutter, food processor, or two knives, until the butter chunks are no larger than small peas. Stir in the apples to coat with flour. Add the sour cream mixture and mix until the dough begins to come together.

Dump the dough and all dry, floury bits onto a well-floured work surface and knead together just until all the dry bits come together into the dough and it gets sticky. Shape the dough into a thick, flat circle, about 10-ish inches across. Place the disk onto a greased/lined baking sheet. Cut into 8 pieces and separate them just a bit from each other. Brush with cream (or beaten egg & water) and sprinkle with turbinado sugar and oats.

Bake until scones are light brown, 12 to 15 minutes.