Ingredients for Scones
- 1½ cup all-purpose flour (I like using half whole wheat and half all-purpose as well)
- 1 cup uncooked oatmeal; old fashioned or quick cooking, see note below***
- ⅓ cup brown sugar, or turbinado sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoons pumpkin pie spice (recipe for Homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice Below)
- ½ cup COLD unsalted butter; cut into cubes
- ¼ cup fresh or canned pumpkin puree (not canned pumpkin pie)
- ¼ cup cold half and half (or whole milk works too)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Ingredients for Frosting
- 1¼ cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon real maple syrup
- ½ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1-2 tablespoons half and half or milk
Ingredients for Homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice
- 3 tablespoons ground cinnamon
- 2 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/4 teaspoon cardamom; optional
- *Measure all of these out into a bowl and whisk together
- *Transfer to a sealed container and store at room temperature
- *If you are starting with fresh spices it will stay good for up to a year
Directions
1) Place the flour, oatmeal, sugar, baking powder, salt, and pumpkin pie spice in bowl of a food processor; this can also be done with a pastry cutter or stand mixer (see note in "ingredients")
2) Pulse to combine
3) Place the butter in the mixer
4) Pulse to combine; mixture will like a bit like sand, don't over-mix, it's good to have the butter in about pea-sized pieces
5) In a separate bowl (I like using a measuring cup for wet ingredients) combine the half and half, vanilla, and pumpkin puree
6) With the processor running, pour in the wet ingredients
7) Combine until JUST mixed in
8) Remove the dough from the processor and place on a lightly floured surface
9) Use your hands to form a large flat disk with the dough about a half inch to an inch thick
10) Use a knife to cut the dough in half one way and the opposite way, this will make four large pieces
11) THEN cut each of the pieces in half… this will look like a pizza!
12) Place the scones on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper
13) Place the baking sheet in the fridge for about 15 minutes
14) If you plan in freezing these place them in the freezer for a half hour then remove and place in a freezer friendly bag, label, and place back in the freezer
15) Preheat your oven to 375 degrees
16) Place the scones on a room temperature baking sheet, lined with parchment paper, into the oven and bake for 15-20 minutes
17) If they are coming straight out of the freezer it may take about 5-7 minutes longer
18) Allow to cool on a cooling rack
19) Meanwhile make the icing
20) Measure the powdered sugar, and pumpkin pie spice into a bowl
21) Pour in the vanilla, maple syrup and milk while whisking to combine
22) Once thoroughly mixed, it can be drizzled over the scones; if you want more precise lines, pour the icing into the corner of a small ziplock back
23) Cut the tip of the corner of the bag and drizzle the icing over the cooled scones
24) You can also simply use a spoon to drizzle the icing over the scones
25) Scones are best fresh out of the oven, but will stay good for a couple days in a sealed container