Food
Pumpkin Scones
By Yankee Magazine|Apr 21 2002|
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Yield:
12 scones
Ingredients
3 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1/2 cup pureed pumpkin
1 egg, beaten
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup dried fruit bits or raisins
2-1/2 cups self-rising flour
pinch salt
melted butter to glaze
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Cream butter and brown sugar together. Mix in pumpkin. Stir in egg and milk, then add dried fruit or raisins. Sift together flour and salt and add to creamed mixture. Knead a few times on lightly floured surface, then form into a rectangle about 3/4 inch thick. Cut into 2- to 3-inch squares and brush with melted butter. Place 2 inches apart on lightly greased cookie sheet. Bake for 15 minutes. Serve hot, with butter and preserves.
The scones came out with just the right texture (not to crumbly but not too dense) – I changed it slightly by not adding the fruit and using a powdered sugar icing on top instead. Served as breakfast –it was FANTASTIC.
Very good and even easier when using dough hooks with a Kitchen Aid. I added dried cranberries and drizzled a little icing over the top. They will be our Thanksgiving morning breakfast, along with a nice cup of coffee.
I think these are some of the best scones I’ve tasted. Most others come out so dry that you need a quart of milk just to wash them down! I added a 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger, 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, and 1 teaspoon cinnamon to the recipe instead of the dried fruit, and covered them with a powdered sugar glaze when they were cooling. Absolutely delicious! Thanks!
Was excited to find a pumpkin scone recipe, but, of all the scones I have made, and I have made thousands over the last 10 years, these are by far the worst. No spices, very bland, was actually embarassed to serve them. There are better, moister scone recipes out there.
This is good for breakfast. Taste more like biscuits than scones though.
This needed A little tweeking, but overall a great recipe!! I added sugar and pumpkin spice to give it a little kick. I make them all the time now!!!
Because of another review I added some cinnamon and pumpkin pie spice. They were fine, but without garnishment they wouldn