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Blueberry and Orange Pumpkin Scones

Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 18 minutes
Total Time 43 minutes
Servings 8 scones

Ingredients

Orange and Blueberry Pumpkin Scones

  • DRY INGREDIENTS
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour plus more for dusting
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar, packed
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter chilled and cubed
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons orange zest
  • 1/2 cup blueberries
  • Wet Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup pure pumpkin puree
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tablespoon molasses
  • 3 tablespoons orange juice
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Cinnamon Blueberry Drizze

  • 1/2 cup blueberries
  • 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
  • 2 tablespoons orange juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
  • Add all of the Dry Ingredients except the butter, orange zest, and blueberries to a large bowl and mix well. Add cold butter and "cut" butter into the flour using a pastry cutter, two knives or your food processor* until the mixture resembled coarse cornmeal with a few pea-sized bits of butter, about 5 minutes. Mix in orange zest until well combined.
  • In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the Wet Ingredients. Pour wet mixture over dry ingredients and stir until a wet dough forms. Gently fold in blueberries. Sprinkle 1-2 tablespoon flour over wet dough and toss in the flour a couple times until it reaches soft dough consistency. (I add this flour after because it is easier to fold in blueberries when wet)
  • Transfer the dough to your parchment paper lined baking sheet and knead 2-3 times until it comes together. Using a rolling pin, roll the dough into a 10 by 7-inch rectangle. Using a knife or a pizza cutter, cut the rectangle in half lengthwise, then cut in half horizontally, making four rectangles. Cut each of these rectangles diagonally in half, forming a total of eight triangles. Using a spatula, spread the scones at least 1 inch apart from each other.
  • Bake in the oven 13-18 minutes, or until a tester inserted in the center of a scone comes out clean. Let cool while you prepare your Drizzle.
  • While scones are cooling (don't make before or it will thicken too much!), add Cinnamon Blueberry Drizzle ingredients to a blender and puree until smooth (you will still see bits of blueberry skin that will dissolve when boiled). Transfer blueberry mixture to a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Boil for 1 minute while stirring constantly then remove from heat. Let sit 10-15 minutes, or until thickened to desired consistency then drizzle over scones. (I put my drizzle in a Ziploc bag, cut the end off one of the corners and squeeze onto the scones).
  • Scones are best served while warm after drizzling or microwaved for 20-30 seconds.

Notes

*If you don't have a pastry cutter, the easiest way to cut in butter is to use a food processor. Add flour mixture to the bowl of your food processor, add the cold butter cubes then pulse 3-4 times until the mixture looks like coarse crumbs.