Glazed Pumpkin Pie Scones

Scones!!! What are scones you may ask?! Scones are a small unsweetened or lightly sweetened biscuit like cake made of flour, fat and milk and sometimes having added fruit. You may love them or hate them.... I love them!!! Scones are very frugal to make, even the unexperienced baker can throw them together easily. These pumpkin spiced scones are light, flaky and loaded with great flavor... Autumn flavor!!! Perfect for mornings on the go or anytime you want to have a treat!

Ingredients:

Scones:

2 cups all-purpose flour

1/3 cup light brown sugar

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice

1/2 cup cold unsalted butter

1/2 cup pumpkin puree

1 tablespoon honey

3 tablespoons half and half

1 egg

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Glaze:

1 cup powdered sugar
1 tablespoon pumpkin pie coffee creamer
1/2 teaspoon vanilla  extract


Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400F.
2. In a large bowl, whisk the flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and pumpkin pie spice together.
3. Next, cut the cold butter into small cubes (it is very important that the butter is cold for this). Add butter to flour mixture then use two knives or a pastry cutter to “cut” the butter into the flour mixture – this should take about 5 minutes by hand. By the end, the mixture should look like coarse cornmeal or crumbs.
4. In another medium mixing bowl, whisk together the pumpkin puree, honey, half and half, vanilla extract and egg until blended.
5. Stir pumpkin mixture into flour/butter mixture with a spoon just until a soft dough forms.
6. Transfer the dough to a floured surface then knead it three to four times until it comes together.
7. Next either pat or use a rolling pin to roll the dough into a 10 inch by 7 inch rectangle. Use a knife to cut the rectangle in half lengthwise then cut into 4 even pieces crosswise, making eight rectangles. Then cut each rectangle into two triangles.
8. Transfer scones onto a lined (or can use nonstick cooking spray) baking sheet and bake 10 to 15 minutes or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.
9.  Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
10. Prepare glaze: Combine the glaze ingredients in a mixing bowl and stir until smooth.
11. Once scones are completely cooled drizzle glaze over the tops of scones.
12. Enjoy!!!

*NOTE: Sometimes I will do 2 glazes... 1st glaze just the powdered sugar and vanilla then let set and layer the 2nd glaze with the powdered sugar, pumpkin pie coffee creamer and vanilla. 

*NOTE: If you don't have pumpkin pie coffee creamer you can use regular creamer and just add a dash or 2 of pumpkin pie spice...