Starbucks Pumpkin Scones
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Serves: makes 12 scones
 
Ingredients
  • FOR THE SCONES
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
  • ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
  • 6 tablespoons cold butter
  • ½ cup canned pumpkin
  • 3 tablespoons half-and-half
  • 1 large egg
    FOR THE POWDERED SUGAR GLAZE
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tablespoon powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons whole milk
    FOR THE SPICED GLAZE
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 3 tablespoons powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons whole milk
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1 pinch ginger
  • 1 pinch ground cloves
Preparation Instructions
  1. TO MAKE THE SCONES:
  2. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
  3. Lightly oil a baking sheet or line with parchment paper.
  4. 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.
  5. In a separate bowl, whisk together pumpkin, half and half, and egg. Fold wet ingredients into dry ingredients. Form the dough into a ball.
  6. 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.
  7. Bake for 14-16 minutes. Scones should begin to turn light brown. Place on wire rack to cool.
    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.
    AS THAT WHITE GLAZE FIRMS UP, MAKE THE SPICED ICING:
  10. Combine the ingredients 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.
Recipe by Foods of Our Lives at https://www.foodsofourlives.com/2011/04/starbucks-pumpkin-scones/