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<\/p>\nThese pumpkin scones are delicious, soft, and packed with pumpkin flavor. Incredibly easy to make and a perfect breakfast or dessert for fall!<\/i><\/p>\n
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Earlier this week I shared my pumpkin cheesecake recipe<\/a> with you and I couldn’t help but share another pumpkin treat today – these delicious pumpkin scones!<\/p>\n Sometimes scones can be associated with being a little bland or dry. But, if you know how to make them correctly, they’re actually quite delicious and easy to make too. Not only are these scones easy, but they’re also:<\/p>\n In today’s post, I’m breaking down everything you need to know to make these scones. If you love pumpkin, I guarantee you will love this recipe!<\/p>\n To make this pumpkin scone recipe, start by whisking together your dry ingredients. For the dry ingredients you will be using all-purpose flour, granulated sugar, pumpkin pie spice, ground cinnamon, baking powder, and salt. Next, cube some unsalted butter into small pieces, add it to the dry ingredients, and cut it in with a pastry cutter. You want to see smaller pea-sized pieces of butter, but a few larger pieces are fine too.<\/p>\n One important note on the butter:<\/strong> Make sure to use cold butter! Why? Once the scones go into the oven, the cold pieces of butter will melt, creating little steam pockets in your scones. This is what creates soft and light scones!<\/p>\n Next, whisk together your wet ingredients – pumpkin puree, heavy whipping cream, and pure vanilla extract. Again, it’s totally fine to use cold ingredients here too. You may notice there’s no egg in these scones and it’s not a mistake. The pumpkin puree acts as a binding agent which eliminates the need for an egg.<\/p>\n Then, just add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix the two together. The mixture may be little crumbly at first, so feel free to use your hands to work the dough together if needed.<\/p>\n Once the dough is mixed together, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface, form it into a ball, then pat it into a circle that’s about 7 to 8 inches in diameter or 3\/4-inch thick. Use a sharpe knife to cut the scones into 8 equal sized pieces, then place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, and freeze them for 10 minutes.<\/p>\n While the extra step of chilling the scones isn’t necessary, it will help ensure that your butter is cold when the scones go into the oven. Remember, the colder your butter – the better!<\/p>\n Then, just bake the scones for about 20 minutes or until the tops are set and they’re cooked through. Let them cool slightly and then top them with the glaze.<\/p>\n I used a maple cinnamon glaze on top of these scones because it pairs so well with the pumpkin flavor. Feel free to leave out the maple syrup if you don’t have any and just use a little extra milk in place of it!<\/p>\n If you want to make these scones ahead of time, you have a couple of different options. You can either freeze the baked scones or freeze the dough and bake them later. Here’s a simple breakdown for how to do both:<\/p>\n\n
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More Scone Recipes To Try!<\/h2>\n
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