Wholemeal apple and cinnamon scones with no added sugar

Name: Wholemeal apple and cinnamon scones with no added sugar
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 200g wholemeal flour; 100g plain flour; 1 tbsp baking powder; 2 tsp ground cinnamon; 60g butter, cold and cubed; 1 eating apple, grated with skin on; 1 egg; 80ml milk

Wholemeal scones with grated apple and cinnamon that taste sweet without any sugar.

Time35 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.21 a head
Oven200°C (180°C fan)

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

8 scones

Ingredients

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200 gwholemeal flour
100 gplain flour
1 tbspbaking powder
2 tspground cinnamon
60 gbuttercold and cubed
1eating applegrated with skin on
1egg
80 mlmilk

Method

1
Heat the oven to 200°C (180°C fan). Line a baking tray.
2
Mix both flours, the baking powder and cinnamon. Rub in the butter until crumbly.
3
Stir in the grated apple. Beat the egg with the milk, keeping 1 tbsp back for glazing, and mix the rest in to a soft dough.
4
Pat to 3 cm thick and cut 8 rounds with a 6 cm cutter.
5
Brush with the saved egg mix and bake for 16 minutes until risen and golden.
16 min
6
Cool slightly and serve warm with butter.

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