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Pumpkin Scones Recipe

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These Pumpkin Scones are tender and perfectly spiced, featuring a rich pumpkin flavor enhanced by warm fall spices and a sweet pumpkin glaze. Perfect for breakfast or an afternoon treat, they come together quickly and bake up into golden, flaky wedges topped with a luscious, cinnamon-spiced pumpkin glaze.

Ingredients

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Scone Dough

  • ½ cup canned pumpkin purée (such as Libby’s)
  • 1 large egg
  • 3 tablespoons heavy cream
  • 1 tablespoon molasses (such as Grandma’s Original)
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled, plus more for dusting
  • ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¾ teaspoon ground ginger
  • ¾ teaspoon ground cloves
  • ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1 stick (½ cup) cold unsalted butter, cut into ½-inch chunks

Glaze

  • 1½ cups confectioners’ sugar
  • 3 tablespoons canned pumpkin purée
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
  • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg

Instructions

  1. Preheat and Prepare Baking Sheet: Preheat your oven to 400°F (205°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper to prevent sticking and ensure even baking.
  2. Mix Wet Ingredients: In a medium bowl, whisk together the pumpkin purée, egg, heavy cream, molasses, and vanilla extract until smooth. Set this mixture aside.
  3. Combine Dry Ingredients: In a food processor fitted with the blade attachment, add the flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and spices. Pulse for about 20 seconds to blend, ensuring no lumps remain, particularly in the sugar.
  4. Incorporate Butter: Add the cold butter chunks to the food processor and pulse until the mixture resembles coarse meal with some pea-sized butter pieces still visible. This creates a tender texture.
  5. Add Pumpkin Mixture: Pour the pumpkin wet mix into the food processor and pulse just until the dough comes together. It will be sticky and you should still see some butter chunks.
  6. Knead and Shape Dough: Lightly flour your work surface and turn out the dough. Dust the top with flour and gently knead until smooth. Divide into two halves. Form each half into a 5-inch diameter circle about ¾-inch thick. Using a floured sharp knife, cut each circle into 6 equal wedges (cut in half, then thirds) and place them on the prepared baking sheet.
  7. Bake the Scones: Bake for 12 to 15 minutes until the bottoms are slightly browned and the scones are cooked through. Let cool on the baking sheet for 15 minutes.
  8. Prepare the Glaze: While scones cool, whisk together confectioners’ sugar, pumpkin purée, water, and spices until smooth and thick.
  9. Glaze the Scones: Spoon about 1 tablespoon of glaze over each scone, allowing it to drip down the sides. Let the glaze set for about 30 minutes before serving.
  10. Storage and Freezing: For best freshness, serve the scones on the day they are made. They keep well in a covered container for 2 days. The dough can be frozen for up to 3 months either before or after baking; if frozen before baking, bake directly from frozen with an additional 1-2 minutes in the oven. When freezing after baking, cool completely and layer with parchment paper in an airtight container. Re-glaze after thawing for best flavor.

Notes

  • Use cold unsalted butter to ensure flaky scones with tender texture.
  • Lightly flour your work surface and knife to prevent dough from sticking while shaping and cutting.
  • The glaze should be thick to properly coat the scones; add more confectioners’ sugar if too thin.
  • Scones are best enjoyed fresh but can be stored for up to two days.
  • Freezing dough before baking yields better results than freezing baked scones.
  • If freezing dough wedges, freeze them first on a baking sheet before storing in a sealable bag to keep their shape intact.

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