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Pumpkin Spice Cheesecake Filled Scones

Ingredients

Scones

  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup COLD unsalted butter cut into small pieces
  • 1/2 cup Vanilla Greek Yogurt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground clove
  • 2 eggs

cheesecake filling

  • 1/2 cup Vanilla Greek Yogurt
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup flour
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 4 drops Lorann's cheesecake flavor

glaze

  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tablespoon corn syrup
  • 2 tablespoons water

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  • In a food processor, pulse together the flour, sugar, baking powder salt and butter. until mixture is crumbly.
  • In a small bowl lightly mix yogurt, vanilla, pumpkin pie spice, clove, and eggs.
  • Pour flour mixture into medium bowl, then stir in yogurt mixture just until it comes together.
  • Fold dough out onto floured work surface and knead 5-8 times.
  • Roll dough to 3/4 inch into an oval/rectangle shape.
  • Cut in half lengthwise,
  • prepare filling

Cheesecake filling

  • Mix yogurt, egg, sugar, flour and flavors until well blended.
  • Spread filling on to one of the halves of dough, keeping it away from the edges.
  • Fold the other piece of dough on top so it covers the filling, press down on the outer edge of the dough until the two dough pieces stick together.
  • Cut the dough into 10-12 triangle pieces.
  • Gently lift the pieces onto a parchment lined baking sheet.
  • Bake for 15 minutes.
  • Remove scones from the oven, and place onto a cooling rack.

glaze

  • Mix powdered sugar, corn syrup and water until smooth and thin.
  • Brush glaze onto scones with a silicone brush or pour over tops of scones.

Notes

Make sure butter is ice cold, cut butter into small pieces and place into freezer for a few minutes while you get the other ingredients ready.
Do not over mix scone dough, it will become tough and produce a heavy scone.