If you're looking for a delicious and easy-to-make pumpkin scone recipe, you've come to the right place! Chef John's pumpkin scones are the perfect treat for any occasion, whether you're serving them for breakfast, brunch, or dessert. With their moist and tender texture, perfectly spiced pumpkin flavor, and crunchy sugar topping, these scones are sure to be a hit with everyone who tries them. So gather your ingredients and preheat your oven, because it's time to bake up a batch of Chef John's pumpkin scones!
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CHEF JOHN'S SCONES
This recipe is very slightly adapted from one by someone called Friendlyfood on Allrecipes, who claims it was adapted from a version made at the Savoy Hotel in London. I have to say, I am very impressed. It was light, tender, moist and very delicious.
Provided by Chef John
Categories Bread Quick Bread Recipes Scone Recipes
Time 35m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
- Whisk flour, white sugar, baking powder, and salt in a mixing bowl. Cut in butter with a knife or pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Stir together 1/2 cup milk, sour cream, and currants in a small bowl; stir into flour mixture with a fork until just moistened and holding together.
- Transfer dough to a lightly floured surface and pat into rectangle.
- Fold the rectangle in thirds. Turn dough a half turn, gather any crumbs, flatten back into a rectangle, and repeat. Cut into eight pieces and place each scone on a silicone baking mat.
- Whisk egg and 1 tablespoon milk together in a small bowl; brush mixture on top of each scone.
- Bake scones in the preheated oven until risen and golden brown, about 15 minutes. Remove and transfer to cooling rack.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 237.4 calories, Carbohydrate 33.4 g, Cholesterol 44.1 mg, Fat 9.9 g, Fiber 1.2 g, Protein 4.6 g, SaturatedFat 5.9 g, Sodium 300.7 mg, Sugar 11.2 g
PUMPKIN SCONES
There are a couple of tricks to a good scone. First of all, the butter and cream should be cold cold cold cold. If at any point, the butter starts to melt into the flour mixture, pop the whole bowl into the freezer for a few minutes. I like to freeze my scones before I bake them as well. Secondly, handling the dough too much makes the scones tough. This is especially tricky when adding extra wet ingredients like pumpkin to the batter. Use a fork to mix the wet ingredients into the dry and stop before everything is completely uniform.
Provided by Samantha Seneviratne
Categories dessert
Time 2h
Yield 8 scones
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the pumpkin puree, heavy cream, vanilla and egg. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and salt. Using a pastry blender, cut the butter into the flour mixture. Add the pecans and toss to combine. Use a fork to stir in the pumpkin mixture just until you have craggy dough. Do not overmix.
- Tip the dough out onto the prepared baking sheet and pat it into a 6-inch circle. Cut the dough into 8 equal triangles and freeze them for at least 15 minutes. (Once they're frozen, you could transfer them to an airtight container and keep them frozen for up to a month.)
- Spread the scones out on the baking sheet and brush with a bit of cream. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the centers comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Transfer to a rack to cool completely, about 1 hour.
- Mix together the cream cheese, confectioners' sugar and milk with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Spread some of the cream cheese mixture on top of each scone and serve immediately.
CHEF JOHN'S PUMPKIN SCONES
Here's an example of how I would convince the public that pumpkin is great for any time of the year. Ironically, I did this because I had leftover pumpkin from Thanksgiving.
Provided by Chef John
Categories Bread Quick Bread Recipes Scone Recipes
Time 1h40m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
- Whisk together 1 3/4 cup flour, 1/4 cup sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl until combined. Mix butter into flour mixture using a pastry cutter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Make a well in the center of the flour-butter mixture. Stir in pumpkin puree, buttermilk, and pine nuts until just combined.
- Sprinkle a work surface with 2 tablespoons flour. Turn out dough onto the floured work surface. Shape into a rectangle about 1 inch thick. Fold the rectangle in thirds, sprinkle with more flour as needed, and flatten to about 1 inch thick. Repeat 2 more times. Cut final rectangle into 6 equally-sized squares. Cut each square into triangles and transfer the scones to the prepared baking sheet.
- Whisk egg and milk together in a small bowl. Lightly brush the top of each scone with egg wash. Sprinkle 1 teaspoon sugar over scones.
- Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 172.3 calories, Carbohydrate 21.1 g, Cholesterol 31 mg, Fat 8.4 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 3.8 g, SaturatedFat 4.2 g, Sodium 235.5 mg, Sugar 5 g
MOIST PUMPKIN SCONES
Steps:
- In a large bowl, combine the first 7 ingredients. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. In another bowl, whisk the eggs, pumpkin and 1/2 cup milk. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. , Turn onto a floured surface; knead 10 times. Divide dough in half. Pat each portion into an 8-in. circle; cut each into 8 wedges. Separate wedges and place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Brush with remaining milk. , Bake at 400° for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks; cool for 10 minutes. Combine the glaze ingredients; drizzle over scones. Serve warm.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 338 calories, Fat 13g fat (8g saturated fat), Cholesterol 59mg cholesterol, Sodium 348mg sodium, Carbohydrate 51g carbohydrate (23g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 5g protein.
PUMPKIN SPICE SCONES
Serve these lightly spiced pumpkin scones warm and topped generously with butter or cream cheese. They make a perfect snack for autumn, especially at Halloween
Provided by Lulu Grimes
Categories Snack
Time 27m
Yield Makes 25
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Put the flour in a bowl and coarsely grate in the butter (dipping the butter into the flour can make it easier to grate; do this as often as you need). Use a butter knife to stir the butter into the flour, then mix in the sugar and spice.
- Add the pumpkin and 80ml milk to the flour mixture and quickly stir everything together. Add more milk if you need to.
- Tip the mixture onto a floured surface and lightly bring together with your hands a couple of times. Roll out until 4cm thick and stamp out rounds with a 7cm cutter. Re-shape the trimmings until all the dough has been used. Place the rounds on a lightly floured baking sheet and brush the tops with any remaining milk. Bake for 10-12 mins until risen and lightly browned.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 107 calories, Fat 4 grams fat, SaturatedFat 2 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 16 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 2 grams sugar, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 2 grams protein, Sodium 0.2 milligram of sodium
Tips:
- To ensure even baking, use a kitchen scale to measure your ingredients and a digital thermometer to check the temperature of your oven.
- Use high-quality pumpkin puree for the best flavor. Look for a brand that uses 100% pumpkin and no added sugar or spices.
- Be careful not to overmix the dough. Overmixing will result in tough scones.
- For a sweeter scone, add an extra 1/4 cup of sugar to the dough.
- If you don't have a pastry cutter, you can use two forks to cut the butter into the flour.
- To make sure the scones are cooked through, insert a toothpick into the center of one of them. If the toothpick comes out clean, the scones are done.
- Serve the scones warm with your favorite spread, such as butter, jam, or honey.
Conclusion:
Chef John's pumpkin scones are a delicious and easy-to-make treat that is perfect for fall. With their moist and tender texture, sweet pumpkin flavor, and crunchy sugar topping, these scones are sure to be a hit with everyone who tries them. So next time you're looking for a tasty snack or breakfast treat, give Chef John's pumpkin scones a try.
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