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Apple Scones & Brown Butter Glaze

Ingredients

• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1/2 cup sugar, plus one tablespoon (divided)
• 1 stick butter, frozen and shredded
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup cold heavy cream
• One egg
• One teaspoon of ground cinnamon
• One teaspoon vanilla
• One apple, peeled, diced small

• 4 tablespoons butter
• 2-3 tbsp maple syrup
• 1 cup powdered sugar

Directions

1. Combine the chopped apple, cinnamon, and one tablespoon of sugar in a small bowl. Stir to combine and set aside. Combine the flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder, then add the frozen butter. You can blend with a pastry cutter or an electric mixer set at the lowest speed. Combine the egg, heavy cream, and vanilla, beat together and then add to the dry mixture and combine. Then fold apples in to dough Put the dough onto a floured surface and shape it into a disc. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate for at least one hour or overnight.
2. Place the disc on a lightly floured surface, and cut it into eight equal triangles. Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and brush each top with heavy cream
3. Bake for 15-20 minutes at 400 F until the bottom is golden brown. Brown Butter Glaze: Add the butter to saucepan. Allow the butter to brown lightly until it smells toasted, about 2-3 minutes. Stir often, butter will foam and then settle back down. Remove from the heat and whisk in some maple syrup, and powdered sugar until desired consistency is reached