Thankful Thursday- Pumpkin Scones!

I know this may sound silly, but I love fall because pumpkin is one of my favorite foods. It doesn't matter if it is pumpkin scones, cake, cookies, pies, custards, soups, seeds...Yum! My cousin Shelley sent me a pumpkin scone recipe that I tried last week. Wow! I have never had anything more pumpkinly amazing. It is one of my top favorites. So I thought that I would pass it along to you. Enjoy!

PUMPKIN SCONES

Makes 6 large or 12 small scones

Scone Ingredients:

2 cups flours

7 Tbl sugar

1 Tbl baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp nutmeg

1/4 tsp cloves

1/4 tsp ginger

6 Tbl cold butter

1/2 cup canned raw pumpkin

3 Tbl half and half

1 large egg

Sugar Glaze:

1 cup and 1 Tbl powdered sugar

2 Tbl milk

Spice Glaze:

1 cup and 1 Tbl powdered sugar

2 Tbl whole milk

1/4 tsp ground cinnamon

1/8 tsp ground nutmeg

1 pinch ginger

1 pinch cloves

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.

2. Lightly grease cooking sheet or line with parchment paper.

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

4. With a fork, or pastry cutter, 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, mix pumpkin, half and half, and egg.

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

7. Pat dough out on lightly floured surface and form into a 1" thick rectangle (about 9" long and 3" wide).

8. Use a large knife and divide the dough into three equal proportions. Cut diagonally to produce six triangular slices of dough.

9. Place on prepared cookie sheet and bake for 14-16 minutes or until golden brown.

10. Place on wire rack to cool.

Glaze Instructions:

1. Sugar glaze- Mix powdered sugar and milk until smooth. Brush glaze over the top of each cooled scone.

2. Spice glaze- As the sugar glaze firms, combine all spiced glaze ingredients. Use a whisk to drizzle over each scone and allow to dry before serving.

**I personally think that it is too much with the spice glaze. I like it best with just the sugar glaze. If you like a strong spice flavor as well as really sweet, then use both glazes.