This morning, I decided to make a batch of pumpkin scones, I am sort of watching what I am eating, so I decided to make them a bit healthier. Now spelt flour does give a different texture than regular flour, but it is a whole grain & even has a bit of protein.
Here's my recipe:
2 1/2 cups spelt flour
1/2 cup unbleached flour
9 tbl sugar
1 tbl baking powder
1/2 tsp sea salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
7-8 oz canned pumpkin( 1/2 of 15 oz can)
1 egg
4 tbl almond milk
6 tbl cold butter
sugar, for sprinkling on top, optional
Glaze:
1 cup powdered sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon
2 tbl milk
Combine all dry ingredients in large mixing bowl. Cut butter into cubes, add to bowl and beat into until the texture of coarse sand. Add in pumpkin, egg & milk, fold in just until able to form into a ball(you may have to add more flour or milk to be able to do this). Separate into two sections. Pat out each section on a floured surface into a 1 inch thick circle. Cut each circle into 6 wedges & place on a parchment lined baking sheet( I usually sprinkle some sugar & cinnamon on top also) . Bake in 400 degree oven for 12-15 minutes until begin turning a light brown. Remove & place on cooling sheet.
While cooling, prepare glaze by mixing all ingredients until smooth. I like to pour the glaze over scones while still warm so glaze melds into top layer of scone.
Get a mug of Hazelnut or Vanilla Caramel Coffee and try not to eat more than one.....
I do like scones, but never thought about pumpkin before. These look absolutely delicious...MUST TRY!!
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean about food and fall lol! We hardly use the oven at all (or cook indoors for that matter)spring through fall! For the past 2 weeks I've been back to making bread in the early a.m. I've even brought out the crockpot and made a few soups...got chili going in the crockpot for this evening...mmmm and last evening I made biscuit topped chicken potpie and ended the evening with glazed pumpkin cookies....not quite scones, but yummy still LOL! It was an egg-less recipe even from allrecipies.com...0,zip cholesterol!! It was actually a recipe for Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies, but I omitted the chips and subbed the shortening for healthier non-hydrogenated veg. oil (2/3c), used half the cinnamon and added my pumpkin pie spice mix (that I blend together and keep on hand) in place of the 2nd t. of cinnamon and glazed with a powdered sugar/vanilla icing. Think tonight feels like a cherry cobbler night..w/cherries picked fresh from the yard (now frozen)...hmmmm?!
BTW..It's ok to feel like fall already..it was officially the Fall Equinox on Sept. 23rd :)
ReplyDeleteVera, chicken pot pie sounds good, I think I will make one this week YUM!
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