Apple Scones with Brown Butter Maple Drizzle

Ingredients

• For the scones:
• 2 3/4 cups (330 grams) unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup (1 stick; 114 grams) Kerrygold unsalted butter, frozen (see author note)
• 1 medium apple (such as Honeycrisp), cored (leave the skin on)
• 1/2 cup (120 grams) cold heavy cream
• 1/2 cup (113 grams) cold applesauce, unsweetened preferred
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 cold large egg
• For brown butter-maple drizzle:
• 2 tablespoons Kerrygold unsalted butter
• 1/3 cup (35 grams) powdered sugar
• 2 to 3 tablespoons maple syrup

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