Apple Scones with Le Rustique Camembert & Honey Butter

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 Course: Dessert, Lunch

 Cuisine: French

 Prep Time: 25minutes

 Cook Time: 10minutes

 Total Time: 35minutes

 Servings: 10 Scones

Ingredients

• 5 tbsp Runny Honey
• 150 g Unsalted butter
• 450 g Self-Raising Flour
• 1 tsp Baking Powder
• 1/2 tsp Sea Salt
• 100 g Butter cut into small cubes
• 100 g Le Rustique Camembert cut into small cubes
• 1 Eating Apple peeled, cored and finely diced/grated
• 300 ml Milk mixed with 1 beaten egg
• Poppy Seeds

Instructions

• To make the honey butter: beat the honey and the butter until light and fluffy.
• Pre-heat oven to 220C/450F/Gas mark 7 and line a baking sheet with baking paper
• Sift the flour, baking powder and salt together and then rub in the butter until it resembles bread crumbs
• Stir in the Camembert and apple and add enough of the milk and egg to make a soft dough (not too sticky).Keep the remaining milk and egg for the glaze
• Gather into a ball and place on a floured work surface. Roll out to a thickness of about 2cm and stamp out the scones with a 5cm scone cutter
• Place the scones onto the prepared baking sheet and brush them with the egg and milk. Scatter some poppy seeds over the top
• Bake in the pre-heated oven for 10 to 12 minutes, or until they are well risen and golden brown
• Serve warm

Looking for another Camembert cheese recipe? Why not try our Baked Camembert Loaf?