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Pumpkin scones with glaze.
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Pumpkin scone recipe with cinnamon maple glaze

This pumpkin scone recipe is full of warm spices and pumpkin flavor, The perfect fall treat!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time18 minutes
Cooling Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 33 minutes
Course: Breakfast and brunch recipes
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8 medium scones
Calories: 314kcal
Author: Cheryl Bennett

Ingredients

For the scones:

  • 2 cups all purpose flour // 240g
  • 1 tbsp. baking powder // 12g
  • 1 tsp. salt // 2.7g I use Diamond Crystal, see notes for other types of salt
  • 2 tsp. ground cinnamon **see notes
  • 1 tsp. ground ginger
  • 1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp. ground cloves
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar // 107g
  • 8 tbsp. unsalted butter grated and frozen // 113g
  • 1/2 cup canned pumpkin 100% pure pumpkin, I use Libby's // 114g
  • 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract or vanilla paste
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tbsp. half and half or cream // 30ml + extra for brushing on top

For the glaze:

  • 1/2 cup powdered icing sugar // 57g
  • 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
  • 2 tbsp. maple syrup more or less to adjust consistency

Instructions

  • In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, and brown sugar. Whisk to combine, then set aside.
  • In a small bowl, whisk together pumpkin puree, vanilla, egg, and cream. Set aside.
  • Using a pastry blender, fork, or your fingers, work the frozen, grated butter into the flour mixture until no large pieces remain. Because the butter is grated, this shouldn't take long. You will still see small pieces of butter about the size of a small pea - this is ok.
  • Make a well in the middle of your flour mixture, then pour the wet ingredients into the well. Use a sturdy rubber spatula to gently work the wet ingredients into the flour.
  • When it is mostly combined, dump the mixture out onto a lightly floured surface. Pat the dough together, taking care not to knead it, just press it together. Pat the dough out into an 8" circle, then use a sharp knife to cut the dough into 8 equal-sized wedges. Gently place the scones on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
  • Lightly brush the tops of the scones with cream. (It should just coat the tops of the scones - you do not want cream running down the sides and pooling around the bottoms of the scones.) Place baking sheet in the refrigerator.
  • Preheat oven to 400°F // 200°C // Gas mark 6.
  • Remove scones from refrigerator and place into preheated oven. Bake for 16 -20 minutes. (Mine took 18 minutes.) Remove from oven and cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack to cool completely.
  • While scones are cooling, make the glaze. Combine powdered sugar, cinnamon and maple syrup in a small bowl and stir until thoroughly combined.
  • When scones are completely cooled, place cooling rack inside of a baking sheet and drizzle with glaze. Let them sit on the cooling rack until the glaze is set.

Notes

SALT: Not all salt is created equal. I use Diamond Crystal kosher salt - a teaspoon weighs 2.7 grams. A teaspoon of Morton's kosher salt weighs 5.3 grams, and a teaspoon of table salt weighs 6 grams. Adjust accordingly for the type of salt that you use. If using table salt or Morton's consider reducing the salt to 1/2 tsp. to avoid the scones being overly salty.
SPICES: Instead of using the individual spices, you can substitute with 1 tablespoon of pumpkin pie spice.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 314kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 59mg | Sodium: 310mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 17g