Pumpkin Scones - Starbucks Copycat

By á-20439

From CookingClassy.com: "Seeing as Starbucks isn’t currently selling pumpkin scones, I can’t say these are identical since I can’t do a side by side comparison, but I did go off the ingredients list they have posted on their website so they should be very close. Once you try these you might likely even say they are better!"

Ingredients

• SCONE:
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 cup light-brown sugar, packed
• 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, cold and diced into 1/2-inch pieces
• 1/2 cup + 1 tablespoon canned pumpkin puree, chilled (don't chill in can)
• 3 1/2 tablespoons buttermilk
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1 tablespoon half and half
• GLAZE:
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons half and half, + more as needed
• PUMPKIN ICING:
• 3/4 cup powdered sugar
• 1 tablespoon pumpkin puree
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 tablespoon half and half

Details

Servings 8
Preparation time 25mins
Cooking time 40mins
Adapted from cookingclassy.com

Preparation

Step 1

Scones:

Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

In a food processor pulse together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves, brown sugar and granulated sugar until well blended (if you don't have a food processor you can whisk by hand in a large mixing bowl, then cut in butter with a pastry cutter). Add butter and pulse mixture several times to cut butter into mixture (large pieces of butter should no longer be visible). Pour mixture into a large mixing bowl and create a well in center.

In a bowl whisk together chilled pumpkin puree, buttermilk, egg, vanilla extract and honey. Pour mixture into well in flour/butter mixture. Stir mixture with a wooden spoon to incorporate, then knead in bowl (or on work surface) by hand several times to bring mixture together. Dust a work surface with flour then invert dough onto surface. Pat and shape dough into an even 8-inch round. Using a large knife, slice into 8 equal wedges (dust knife with flour as needed while cutting, it will be fairly sticky).

Transfer scones to a Silpat or parchment paper lined baking sheet. Brush tops with 1 tablespoon half and half then bake in preheated oven 13 - 15 minutes until tops are golden brown and toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Transfer to a wire rack and cool 10 minutes (no longer) before spreading with glaze.

Glaze:

In a mixing bowl whisk together powdered sugar and half and half, adding more half and half as needed to reach desired consistency (it should be fairly thick not runny). Spoon and spread mixture scones to evenly coat tops (use all of it). Let glaze set at room temperature.

Pumpkin glaze:

In a mixing bowl (I just used the one from the glaze above without cleaning out) whisk together powdered sugar, pumpkin puree, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and half and half. Transfer mixture to a small Ziploc bag, seal bag, cut a small tip from corner and drizzle mixture over tops of scones. Allow icing to set.

Best served day prepared. Enjoy!