New Tuesday Tasty Treat

I know it has been a really long time since I posted a Tasty Treat but I had to share this one. They are wonderful.


Starbucks Pumpkin Scones

Ingredients

Scones
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

Powderered Sugar Glazze
1 cup powdered sugar
1 tablespoon powdered sugar
2 tablespoons whole milk

Spiced Glaze
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

Directions
1 TO MAKE THE SCONES:.
2 Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Lightly oil a baking sheet or line with parchment paper.
3 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.
4 In a separate bowl, whisk together pumpkin, half and half, and egg. Fold wet ingredients into dry ingredients. Form the dough into a ball.
5 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 prepared baking sheet.
6 Bake for 14–16 minutes. Scones should begin to turn light brown. Place on wire rack to cool.
7 TO MAKE THE PLAIN GLAZE:.
8 Mix the powdered sugar and 2 tbsp milk together until smooth.
9 When scones are cool, use a brush to paint plain glaze over the top of each scone.
10 AS THAT WHITE GLAZE FIRMS UP, MAKE THE SPICED ICING:.
11 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.

These are so good. I almost skipped the spiced glaze because it seemed like a little too much but gave it a try and I am so glad that I did. We loved them. They make the house smell really good also. It makes 6 very big scones. I made 8 and should have made them even smaller.

Happy Baking