Pumpkin Scones

For the scones

1. Preheat oven to 425, and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
2. Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and spices in a large mixing bowl. Add in pieces of butter and pinch the butter into the flour until all the large chunks are gone. The mixture will look crumbly.
3. In a separate bowl, whisk together the pumpkin, milk, cream and egg.
4. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and fold together with a spatula until everything is combined and the dough can be squished into a ball.
5. Tip the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and pat it into a rectangle about an inch thick.
6. Using a knife or a pizza cutter, cut down the center lengthwise, then twice in the opposite direction to make six rectangles. Cut each rectangle in half on the diagonal to form 12 triangles.
7. Carefully transfer scones to the baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes or until lightly brown.
8. Transfer to a wire rack to cool. Place the wire rack back over your parchment lined baking sheet to catch drips when it’s glazing time.

For the glaze

1. This is glaze. It’s not rocket science or the Sistine Chapel. Put some powdered sugar in a cup, and then add a little bit of milk. Just a splash at a time. Stir these together until you have a fairly drippy consistency. You can spend your time measuring if you want, but I assure you, it’s not necessary. Just remember that you’ll need less milk than you think. And if it ends up too thin, just add more powdered sugar.
2. For the first round, spoon your thinner glaze over each scone and let it drip down the sides.
3. For the second round, you can add to anything you have left over from round one. You’ll want this batch to be a bit thicker, so take it easy on the milk. We’re also going to add in a dash of each of the spices from earlier. This will give it an amazing spiced flavor and a lovely warm brown color.
4. To get fun stripy action, spoon your spiced glaze into a zip top bag. Cut the tiniest of corners off one side of the bottom of the bag.
5. Gently squeeze the glaze through the hole for stripes or swirls or criss crosses, or whatever makes you happy. You don’t get to make an art project out of coffee shop scones, so go crazy and have a ball.
6. These are best served right away, but still taste great on the second day if stored in an air tight container.