The Most Amazing Pumpkin Scones (Recipe Included!)

Yes, we are one of those weird families that believe that pumpkin deserves to be eaten all year long. Why not? It’s good for you, it’s easy to work with, it’s fairly cheap and it’s very versatile. I can make everything from pumpkin pancakes to soup to these amazing pumpkin scones.

I stock up on canned pumpkin when it is on sale during Thanksgiving so that we aren’t paying an arm and a leg for it the rest of the year.

Anyway, it was only natural that when I came across this recipe recently, I knew I had to make these! Since today is the first day of school today, I thought this would be a great afternoon snack for my little ragglemuffins. Seriously, I did this for my KIDS…and NOT because I was craving something sweet!

So here is the recipe…you know you want to try these now!

Pumpkin Scones

Ingredients:

For the Scones:

2 cups all-purpose flour

1/4 cup and 3 tablespoons granulated sugar

1 Tablespoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

1/4 teaspoon ground ginger

6 tablespoons cold butter, cut into 1-inch cubes

1/2 cup canned pumpkin

3 tablespoons half-and-half

1 large egg

For the Powdered Sugar Glaze:

1 cup plus 1 tablespoon powdered sugar

2 Tablespoons milk

For the Spiced Glaze:

1 cup plus 3 tablespoons powdered sugar

2 tablespoons milk

1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1 pinch ground ginger

1 pinch ground cloves

Directions:

1.  Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper; set aside.
2. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with fit the paddle attachment, stir together the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and ginger. Add the butter and toss with a fork to coat with the flour mixture. Mix on medium-low speed until the texture resembles coarse cornmeal, with the butter pieces no larger than small peas. (Note: I used my Ninja QB900B Master Prep for this step and it worked flawlessly!)
3. In a separate bowl, whisk together the pumpkin, half-and-half and egg. Fold wet ingredients into dry ingredients, and form the dough into a ball. Pat out dough onto a lightly floured surface and form into a 1-inch thick rectangle about 4 inches by 12 inches. Use a large knife to slice the dough making three equal portions. Cut each of the portions in an X pattern (four pieces) so you end up with 12 triangular slices of dough. Place on prepared baking sheet. Bake for 14-16 minutes, or until light brown. Place on wire rack to cool.
4. While the scones are cooling, make the powdered sugar glaze by mixing the powdered sugar and milk together until smooth. When scones are cool, use a pastry brush to spread plain glaze over the top of each scone. Allow to firm.
5. While the powdered sugar glaze is firming, combine all of the ingredients for the spiced glaze. Drizzle over each scone and allow the icing to dry before serving (about an hour).

Yield: 12 scones

Note: you can freeze unbaked scones and enjoy hot from the oven scones any day of the week. Just freeze on a baking sheet until firm, tightly wrap in plastic wrap and place in a ziploc freezer bag. When ready to bake just pop into the oven straight from the freezer, no need to thaw. Just add a few more minutes to the baking time.

Enjoy!

~Stace