Pumpkin scones

Fall is upon us! YAY! I love the Fall, I love the colours, the breezes, the fashion, pretty much everything about Fall. So the other morning I was up early (or what is early for me) since I changed my schedule at work and now have to be there by 7 (gasp...no I really love being home by  four every day and able to make delicious meals for my husband). Anyway, I decided to stop at starbucks and get a nice non fat Chai Latte, Yummy! That's when I saw them, the glorious pumpkin scones! I caved and took one, it was so good, which in turn made me decide to find a recipe! 

I found this recipe, I didn't change a thing, well actually if like me you think "oh there isn't much difference between parchment paper and waxed paper" There is! Wax paper will smoke out your house, so my pumpkin scones did not rise as I had to take them out halfway through if I didn't want to firemen to show up at my door (It was bad), but either way they were delicious! 

Scones Ingredients:

2 cups all-purpose flour
7 Tablespoons 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
1/2 cup canned pumpkin
3 Tablespoons half-and-half
1 large egg

Sugar Glaze Ingredients:

1 cup powdered sugar
1 Tablespoon powdered sugar
2 Tablespoons whole milk

Spiced Glaze Ingredients:

1 cup powdered sugar
3 Tablespoons powdered sugar
2 Tablespoons whole milk
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 pinch ginger
1 pinch ground cloves

Scones Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.

2. Lightly grease a cookie sheet or line with parchment paper.

3. Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and spices in a large mixing bowl.

4. With a fork, pastry knife, or food processor, cut butter into the dry ingredients until mixture is crumbly and no chunks of butter remain. Set aside.

5. In a separate mixing bowl, whisk pumpkin, half and half, and egg.

6. Fold wet ingredients into dry ingredients. Form the dough into a ball.

7. 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).

8. Use a large knife to slice the dough into three equal portions. Cut diagonally to produce 6 triangular slices of dough.

9. Place on prepared baking sheet from step 2.

10. Bake for 14–16 minutes until scones turn light brown.

11. Place on wire rack to cool.

Sugar Glaze Directions:

1. Mix the powdered sugar and 2 Tablespoon milk together until smooth.

2. Brush glaze over the top of each cooled scone.

Spiced Glaze Directions:

1. As sugar glaze firms, combine the spiced icing ingredients.

2. Use whisk to drizzle over each scone and allow to dry before serving.

* http://www.momswhothink.com/bread-recipes/starbucks-pumpkin-scones-recipe.html