Jun. 28, 2021
Cooking In Season
Salad Meals to Beat the Heat
In this recipe round up, I have gathered my best and most delicious summer salad meal recipes in one post, for days when it’s too hot to cook!
Pumpkin spice scones are my new favorite treat. And although I love baked treats made with pumpkin, I am not generally a fan of “pumpkin spice everything.” There is a time and a place for pumpkin and spices, but beer, cheese and chocolate bars are not it. Too often, there is too much chemical aftertaste and not enough pumpkin-and-spice goodness. But give me a delicious from-scratch muffin, cake, scone, or waffle made with pumpkin and I am happy.
I have been toying with this pumpkin spice scone recipe for a couple of years. I wanted a proper flaky buttery scone texture with warm pumpkin-and-spice goodness. I grew up eating lots of homemade pumpkin loaf; it was definitely my favourite of Mom’s baked treats. So when I first tried to make these scones, in homage to my favourite childhood treat, I used the spice mix in my mom’s recipe, but it wasn’t quite right. Too heavy on the clove, which works to perfection in the sweet and moist loaf, but overwhelms the less sweet, more crusty scone.
Finding the right balance of spices to let the pumpkin flavour shine through these scones has been a labour of love. I enjoyed every bite, even as I worked through the too much clove, too much cinnamon, and nope to cardamom phases. My testers have been no help, deeming every attempt “really good.” Yes, they were all really good, but I wanted them to be SO good that they would disappear in minutes. Finally, I am there: cinnamon, a healthy dose of ginger, a speck of nutmeg and cloves, with just the right amount of pureed pumpkin.
You can make these pumpkin spice scones with either canned or homemade pumpkin puree. Be sure to use small sugar pumpkins if using homemade. Steps to making your own pumpkin puree can be found here, in my post about pumpkin loaf. But this works very well with canned pumpkin puree.
Enjoy these warm from the oven, with salted butter. Or cold as a snack. Or sliced and toasted with any kind of smear on there. But no matter what, they will disappear in no time.
A delicious brunch treat or anytime snack, these are full of pumpkin goodness and warm spices. You can make these with either canned or homemade pumpkin puree. You can use pre-mixed pumpkin spice for this if you want; sub in two teaspoons for the mixture I have here.
Jun. 28, 2021
In this recipe round up, I have gathered my best and most delicious summer salad meal recipes in one post, for days when it’s too hot to cook!
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Notifications
As soon as I saw this email in my inbox, I headed straight into the kitchen as I had some pumpkin purée that needed using up…
I’ve never made scones before, but these turned out perfect and I definitely will be making them again and again.
You nailed the spice combo!!
Thank you for such a great recipe 🙂
Yay!! I’m so glad the email came at the right time and so glad you loved this recipe! Thanks, Marianne!
I just made these this morning. They are delicious!! Now, to stop myself from having too many…. I will definitely be making them again. Thanks so much for all your fabulous recipes.
You are most welcome, Carol! I am so glad you enjoyed them.
I tried this today and the scones were the BEST. Thank you.
Thank you! So glad you loved them!
Hi Heidi. Look forward to making these. I might not be able to find pumpkin purée in Ireland but I have a can of mango purée I might try. Any plans to publish a recipe book?
Hi Grace,
you can use any mashed or pureed squash or sweet potato if you can’t find pumpkin. Re: cookbook: one day!