Harvest Pumpkin Scones: Deliciously Easy Treats
Harvest Pumpkin Scones: Deliciously Easy Treats is a practical, flavor-forward harvest pumpkin scones recipe with clear ingredients and step-by-step instructions. - Servings: 8 scones
- Oven Temperature: 425°F
- Bake Time: 13-15 minutes
- Chilling Time: 15 minutes (before baking)
- Storage: Not specified in source text.
Equipment
- baking sheet
- mixing bowl
- whisk
Ingredients
- Scones:
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 /2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
- 1 /2 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1 /2 cup very cold salted butter, diced or grated
- 3 /4 cup pumpkin purée
- 1 /3 cup buttermilk plus extra for brushing
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Glaze:
- 1 /2 cup powdered sugar
- 2 to 3 teaspoons buttermilk or milk
- 1 /2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Optional: 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon, ginger, or cardamom
Instructions
- Whisk dry ingredients (flour, brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, salt) in a large mixing bowl.
- Add cold butter and cut into dry ingredients using a pastry cutter, forks, or food processor until mixture is crumbly with pea-sized butter chunks.
- Gently fold in pumpkin purée, buttermilk, and vanilla extract until no dry streaks remain; avoid over-mixing.
- Turn dough onto a floured surface, fold to form a ball, pat into an 8-inch circle, and slice into 8 wedges.
- Place wedges on a parchment-lined baking sheet spaced 2 inches apart. Freeze for 15 minutes while preheating oven.
- Preheat oven to 425°F. Brush scone tops with buttermilk.
- Bake for 13-15 minutes until golden and cooked through. Cool on a wire rack.
- Whisk glaze ingredients and drizzle or brush over cooled scones.
Notes
- Use straight pumpkin purée rather than canned pumpkin pie filling.
- Keep butter very cold; freezing for 20 minutes before use is recommended.
- Use fine sea salt; reduce quantity if using iodized table salt.
- Buttermilk can be substituted with regular cow's milk or plant-based milk (e.g., oat, almond).
- Glaze consistency can be adjusted by adding more powdered sugar if too thin.
- Variations include topping with turbinado sugar, adding chocolate chips, nuts, or adjusting warming spices.
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- Keep butter very cold; freezing for 20 minutes before use is recommended.
- Use fine sea salt; reduce quantity if using iodized table salt.
- Buttermilk can be substituted with regular cow's milk or plant-based milk (e.g., oat, almond).
- Glaze consistency can be adjusted by adding more powdered sugar if too thin.
- Variations include topping with turbinado sugar, adding chocolate chips, nuts, or adjusting warming spices.
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