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Pumpkin and Graham Cracker Scones

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
  • 4 tablespoon butter
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 8 tablespoons cold butter
  • 1/2 cup canned pumpkin
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 tablespoons heavy cream
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees
  • Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • In a bowl combine 4 tablespoons butter with 1/3 cup brown sugar and 1 cup graham cracker crumbs.
  • In a larger bowl combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and pumpkin pie spice and ½ cup graham cracker crumb mixture..
  • Cut in butter to flour mixture with a pastry knife, until mixture is crumbly with no chunks of butter.
  • Add pumpkin, cream, egg and vanilla extract.
  • Mix on low until combined and dough pulls away from sides of bowl. Don’t over mix.
  • Cut ball of dough into two.
  • Roll each into a smaller ball.
  • Place one ball of dough in bowl of crumbs at a time and press crumbs into the dough.
  • Roll out dough about ½ inch thick or so, keeping it in a circle shape. Cut into 8 pie shaped pieces with a large knife. Do the same with second ball of dough
  • Bake for 15 minutes or until scones are lightly brown. Test with toothpick to be sure centers are not sticky.
  • Cool on rack.

Notes

Pumpkin Spice Whipped Cream
½ cup Heavy Cream
1 tablespoon powdered sugar
¼ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1 drop orange food coloring
Whip cream together with sugar, spice and coloring on high until thick. Be sure cream is cold it whips easier.