Pumpkin Scones
- 1/2 cup Land O Lakes Butter, softened
- 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1 cup mashed cooked pumpkin*
- 1/4 cup Land O Lakes Fat Free Half & Half
- 1 Land O Lakes Egg (yolk only)
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 cup currants, if desired
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 to 2 tablespoons Land O Lakes Fat Free Half & Half
- Heat oven to 375F.
- Combine butter and brown sugar in bowl; beat at medium speed until creamy.
- Add pumpkin, 1/4 cup half & half and egg yolk; continue beating until smooth and creamy.
- Stir in all remaining scone ingredients except currants until well mixed.
- Stir in currants, if desired.
- Drop rounded 1/4 cupfuls of dough evenly onto ungreased baking sheet.
- Bake 20-25 minutes or until edges are lightly browned and scones are set.
- Remove from baking sheet to cooling rack.
- Combine powdered sugar and enough half & half in bowl for desired glazing consistency.
- Drizzle over warm or cooled scones.
- *Substitute 1 cup canned pumpkin.
butter, brown sugar, mashed cooked pumpkin, egg, flour, baking powder, ground cinnamon, salt, ground ginger, ground cloves, currants, powdered sugar
Taken from www.landolakes.com/recipe/1598/pumpkin-scones (may not work)