Pumpkin Scones
"originally from "1001 Cookie Recipes""
photo by igolf
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
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48
ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ginger, ground
- 1⁄2 teaspoon allspice, ground
- 1⁄2 teaspoon nutmeg, ground
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 cup vegetable shortening
- 3 tablespoons light brown sugar
- 1 cup solid-pack pumpkin
- 1⁄4 cup plain yogurt
- 2 tablespoons sour milk
directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Lightly grease cookie sheets.
- Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, spices and salt. In a large bowl, cream together shortening and brown sugar.
- Beat in the pumpkin, yogurt and sour milk.
- Gradually blend in the dry ingredients.
- Turn the dough out onto a floured surface, sprinkle with flour, and knead until smooth.
- Roll out the dough to a thickness of 3/4".
- Using a sharp knife, cut 2" squares and place 1" apart on baking sheets.
- Bake for 12-15 min., or until lightly colored.
- Transfer to wire racks, cover with a clean towel, and let cool.
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Reviews
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I thought this might be one of those recipes that sounds very strange but actually might be delicious, but I was wrong. They did not taste bad - just weird. Now I know why our local bakery does not sell them. -
Due to ingredients that I had on hand, I substituted allspice with a pinch of cloves & a heaping 1/2 tsp of cinnamon, sour milk with buttermilk, shortening with butter & yogurt with sour cream. It all worked, was a little wetter but most excellent. -
I had to cook a little longer but they are very good.... -
These were great. They were soft and fluffy. I tweaked the spices a bit (I didn't have allspice on hand, sub. cinnamon), but I am thinking that these would be great as savory scones and am going to omit most of the sugar next time. -
These are good. I used a small glass and pressed out about 30 small scones (48 would really be itty bitty). These would be nice with a cinnamon-brown sugar dusting before baking or served with a cinnamon-brown sugar sauce (melted butter, cinnamon, sugar - all to taste). Yum!
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Tweaks
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Due to ingredients that I had on hand, I substituted allspice with a pinch of cloves & a heaping 1/2 tsp of cinnamon, sour milk with buttermilk, shortening with butter & yogurt with sour cream. It all worked, was a little wetter but most excellent.
