November 7th - Apple Cinnamon Scones

With a rare Sunday afternoon with no homework and generally nothing to do (except practice at 4:30), I decided that I needed to bake something - especially after yesterday's slightly dissappointing banana cake.  But what to bake?  Going for my customary "Sunday morning caf chill" with the team, I noticed that they were serving various kinds of scones at the pastry counter.  This piqued my curiosity and I decided on the spot that they were exactly the thing I was looking to make.  It being November, something "fall-y" was appropriate and thus cinnnamon apple scones would fit the mood perfectly.
I got the technique for making scones from a baking book I just picked up off of the bargain rack at my university's bookstore but other than that, this was a completely original recipe:

SCONES -

• 2c flour
• 2tsp baking soda
• 1.5tsp cinnamon
• .33c cinnamon chips
• 1 skinned, finely chopped apple
• 8tbsp cold, cubed butter
• .25c sugar
• 1 egg
• .25c milk

GLAZE -

• .33c powdered sugar
• 1tsp vanilla extract
• 1tsp milk
• .25tsp cinnamon

1. Sift flour, cinnamon, and sugar together
2. Knead in cold butter until mixture is crumbly
3. Mix in apples, cinnamon chips, milk, and egg
4. Knead lightly until mixture is even
5. Cut into triangles, place on baking sheet in 400 degree oven for 15-20 mins, WATCH CLOSELY
6. Drizzle glaze on when cooled

RESULTS -
Wow.  These were really good!  I almost overbaked them by not checking up on them often enough, (next time I will remember that the baking time is closer to 15 minutes than 20 minutes...) but they just had a nice crisp to them.  The flavor was great, and it was made even better by the glaze which added just the right amount of sweetness.