Pumpkin Scones

By á-49144

Ingredients

• FOR THE SCONES:
• 2 cups All-purpose Flour
• 1/2 cups Granulated Sugar
• 1 Tablespoon Baking Powder
• 1/2 teaspoons Salt
• 1/2 teaspoons Cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoons Ground Nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoons Ground Cloves
• 1/4 teaspoons Ground Ginger
• 6 Tablespoons Cold Butter
• 1/2 cups Canned Pumpkin
• 3 Tablespoons Half-and-half
• 1 whole Large Egg
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• FOR THE PLAIN GLAZE:
• 1 cup Powdered Sugar Plus 1 Tablespoon
• 2 Tablespoons Heavy Cream
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
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• FOR THE SPICED ICING:
• 1 cup Powdered Sugar Plus 3 Tablespoons
• 2 Tablespoons Heavy Cream
• 1/4 teaspoons Cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoons Ground Nutmeg
• 1 pinch Groung Ginger
• 1 pinch Ground Cloves

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Lightly oil a baking sheet or line with parchment paper. Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and spices in a large bowl. Using a pastry knife, fork, or food processor, cut butter into the dry ingredients until mixture is crumbly and no chunks of butter are obvious. Set aside.

In a separate bowl, whisk together pumpkin, half-and-half, and egg. Fold wet ingredients into dry ingredients. Form the dough into a ball.

Pat out dough onto a lightly floured surface and form it into a 1-inch thick rectangle (about 9 inches long and 3 inches wide). Use a large knife or a pizza cutter to slice the dough twice through the width, making three equal portions. Cut those three slices diagonally so that you have 6 triangular slices of dough. Place on the prepared baking sheet.

Bake for 14–16 minutes. Scones should begin to turn light brown. Place on a wire rack to cool.

For the plain glaze, mix the powdered sugar, cream, and vanilla together until smooth. When scones are cool, use a brush to paint plain glaze over the top of each scone.

As that white glaze firms up, make the spiced icing.

Combine the ingredient for the spiced icing together. Drizzle this thicker icing over each scone and allow the icing to dry before serving (at least 1 hour). A squirt bottle works great for this, or you can drizzle with a whisk.