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Pumpkin Spice Scones

Tender, warmly spiced scones with a maple glaze — like autumn on a plate.

Golden pumpkin spice scones cooling on a rack with a dusting of cinnamon sugar
Prep time
45 min
Serves
8
Difficulty
Medium
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These are for the morning after, when the porch candles have burned down and there is a bowl of leftover candy nobody wants to look at. Warm, spiced, glazed with maple, and best eaten standing at the counter with coffee.

Ingredients

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Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment.
  2. Whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and spices.
  3. Cut in the cold butter until the mixture resembles coarse meal.
  4. In a separate bowl, whisk the pumpkin, cream, egg, and vanilla.
  5. Fold the wet ingredients into the dry until just combined. Turn onto a floured surface and pat into a circle about 1 inch thick.
  6. Cut into 8 wedges and place on the baking sheet. Bake 16–18 minutes until golden.
  7. Cool slightly, then drizzle with maple glaze.

Why it works & making it ahead

Cold butter is the whole secret — the little pieces steam in the oven and lift the scones. Work fast and don't knead. You can cut the wedges, freeze them on the tray, and bake straight from frozen with five minutes added.

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