Apple Ginger Scones

So is everybody pumped for Thanksgiving? I know I am! I mean, who doesn't love a holiday mainly about eating? So for all you Thanksgiving lovers out there, this is for you! I present to you........ Apple and Ginger Scones! And yes, it is ginger. Odd combo but whatever! So with this "bittersweet" recipes, your sure to have many groans of appreciation from your fellow family members and friends. However, i must give credit to www.bittersweetblog.net for their wonderful recipe! 

Song: Bittersweet Symphony by The Verve

Ingredients:

Scones:
2 Cups White Whole Wheat Flour
2 Teaspoons Baking Powder
1/4 Teaspoon Baking Soda
1/4 Teaspoon Salt
1 Teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
1/2 Teaspoon Ground Ginger
1/4 Teaspoon Ground Nutmeg
Pinch Ground Allspice
1/2 Cup No Added Sugar Apple Butter
1/2 Cup Apple Cider
1/3 Cup Dark Packed Brown Sugar
1/2 Cup Frozen Margarine, Diced
1/2 Cup Finely Chopped Crystallized Ginger
1 Medium Red Apple, Diced
Icing:
3/4 Cups Confectioner’s Sugar
1/4 Teaspoon Ground Ginger
1/2 – 1 Tablespoons Apple Cider








Directions:

1.) Preheat oven to 375 degrees, and line a baking sheet with either a silpat or piece of parchment paper.

2.) In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and soda, salt, and spices, so that all of the dry ingredients are equally distributed. Separately, mix together the apple butter, cider, and sugar until smooth, and set aside.

3.) Add the frozen margarine into the dry ingredients, and using a pastry cutter or a fork, cut the margarine in so that you achieve a coarse but even meal-like consistency with no pieces larger than peas. Toss in the chopped ginger and apple so that they’re coated in the flour, and then pour in the wet ingredients. Stir enough so that the dough is brought together.

4.) Scoop out about 1/2 cup of batter for each scone, and use lightly moistened hands to shape the lumps into rounds on your prepared baking sheet. Bake for 18 – 22 minutes, until lightly browned. Let cool completely on a wire rack before preparing the icing.

5.) For the icing, stir together all of the ingredients, adding in the cider just a few drops at a time, until it reaches your aspired consistency. Drizzle across the scones freely and at your own decision.