pumpkin scones

Starbucks Pumpkin Scones with Spiced Icing
(i made half of this recipe... which made 8 scones)

4 cups flour
3/4 cup sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 tsp cinamon
1 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp cloves
1/2 tsp ginger
3/4 cup cold butter, cut in small pieces
1 cup pureed pumpkin
6 tbsp milk
2 eggs
milk for brushing tops
sugar for sprinkling

Preheat oven to 400. Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and spices. Cut in butter using 2 knives or your fingers, until it resembles small peas.

In a seperate bowl, whisk together eggs, pumpkin, and milk. Fold together with the dry ingredients until just mixed.

Pat dough into a 1 inch thick rectangle. Slice in half. Slice each half into 3 squares. Slice each square into a triangle.

Place on a parchment lined baking sheet. Brush with a little milk, and sprinkle with sugar.

Bake 14-16 minutes. Your house will smell heavenly! When cool, drizzle with spiced icing.


Spiced Icing

1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1/4 tsp cinamon
1/8 tsp nutmeg
1 pinch ginger
1 pinch cloves
2 tbsp milk

Mix powdered sugar and spices. Add milk and stir until smooth. Using the tines of a fork, drizzle over cooled scones.