Wednesday, December 02, 2009

Starbucks Pumpkin Scones

Ingredients

SCONES

POWDERERED SUGAR GLAZZE

SPICED GLAZE

Directions

  1. 1
    TO MAKE THE SCONES:.
  2. 2
    Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Lightly oil a baking sheet or line with parchment paper.
  3. 3
    Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and spices in a large bowl. Using a pastry knife, fork, or food processor, cut butter into the dry ingredients until mixture is crumbly and no chunks of butter are obvious. Set aside.
  4. 4
    In a separate bowl, whisk together pumpkin, half and half, and egg. Fold wet ingredients into dry ingredients. Form the dough into a ball.
  5. 5
    Pat out dough onto a lightly floured surface and form it into a 1-inch thick rectangle (about 9 inches long and 3 inches wide). Use a large knife or a pizza cutter to slice the dough twice through the width, making three equal portions. Cut those three slices diagonally so that you have 6 triangular slices of dough. Place on prepared baking sheet.
  6. 6
    Bake for 14–16 minutes. Scones should begin to turn light brown. Place on wire rack to cool.
  7. 7
    TO MAKE THE PLAIN GLAZE:.
  8. 8
    Mix the powdered sugar and 2 tbsp milk together until smooth.
  9. 9
    When scones are cool, use a brush to paint plain glaze over the top of each scone.
  10. 10
    AS THAT WHITE GLAZE FIRMS UP, MAKE THE SPICED ICING:.
  11. 11
    Combine the ingredient for the spiced icing together. Drizzle this thicker icing over each scone and allow the icing to dry before serving (at least 1 hour). A squirt bottle works great for this, or you can drizzle with a whisk.

1 comment:

Stephanie said...

Mmmmm! I've made these a bunch of times. They are SOOO yummy! I think they are better than Starbucks.