Starbucks Pumpkin Scones

During the Fall I love to get the pumpkin scones from starbucks! I finally found a recipe that tastes like them from recipezaar.com, so now I can have them anytime a want. . . that is not good! :)

Prep. time: 15 min

Total: 30 min

Yeild: 6 scones (or you can cut them smaller to make more)

Ingredients:
2 cups all-purpose flour
7 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg Du
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
6 tablespoons cold butter
1/2 cup canned pumpkin (you can freeze the rest in snack bags for another time)
3 tablespoons half-and-half or milk
1 large egg

Glaze:

1 cup Powdered sugar

vanilla

milk

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Lightly oil a baking sheet or line with parchment paper.

Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and spices in a large bowl. Using a pastry knife, fork, or food processor, cut butter into the dry ingredients until mixture is crumbly and no chunks of butter are obvious. Set aside.

In a separate bowl, whisk together pumpkin, half and half, and egg. Fold wet ingredients into dry ingredients. Form the dough into a ball.

Pat out dough onto a lightly floured surface and form it into a 1-inch thick rectangle (about 9 inches long and 3 inches wide). Use a large knife or a pizza cutter to slice the dough twice through the width, making three equal portions. Cut those three slices diagonally so that you have 6 triangular slices of dough. Place on prepared baking sheet.

Bake for 14–16 minutes. Scones should begin to turn light brown. Place on wire rack to cool.

Glaze

Mix together powdered sugar, a dash of vanilla and a dash of milk until you get your desired consistency. Brush on scones.