Pumpkin Pecan Scones with Maple Icing
This recipe was yesterday’s rainy day baking project. I love chilling at home, listening to the rain fall, and concocting something sweet and comforting to put in the oven. These scones are packed with the essential flavors of Fall and make a great afternoon treat on those days when you just want to curl up with a book and a warm cup of tea. Dig.
Pumpkin Pecan Scone with Maple Icing
Makes 8 Scones
- 3 cups Flour
- 1 Tbs Baking Powder
- 3/4 cup Sugar
- 1/4 cup Maple Syrup
- 15oz can Pumpkin(Libby’s, if you are a purist)
- 8 Tbs Unsalted Butter
- 1 Tbs Pumpkin Pie Spice
- 1 tsp Ginger
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1 cup Pecan Pieces
Icing:
- 1/4 cup Maple Syrup
- 3 Tbs Cream Cheese
- 1 cup Powdered sugar
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, sugar, pumpkin pie spice, ginger, and salt.
Cut butter up into small pieces and incorporate it into the flour mixture with your hands until a coarse dough begins to form.
Add in the maple syrup and pumpkin and continue to work the dough until it is fairly smooth. If the dough feels a little sticky add up to 1/2 cups more flour.
Add most of the pecans to the bowl, setting a handful aside to top the scones, and knead them into dough.
Turn the dough out onto a parchment lined baking sheet and form it into a large disc. With a knife or bench scraper, cut the disc into eight wedges. Spread the wedges out on the baking sheet and bake them in the oven for 40 to 50 minutes.
While the scones are baking, put together the icing. In a small bowl combine all of the icing ingredients and whisk together until smooth.
When the scones are done, cool them for about 15 minutes before drizzling the icing on top. Finish the scones off by sprinkling tops with rest of the pecans.
Enjoy!
What a beautiful scone. I’ve seen several recipes with pumpkin and it is just getting me in the mood for fall. Thanks so much for such a wonderful recipe.
Gorgeous scones!!! Perfect way to start an autumn day~
These are stunning! Your pictures are so gorgeous!!
These look fantastic for a nice rainy day with tea or coffee.
Man I am on such a pumpkin kick right now- looks delicious!
I’ll take mine with coffee, but I’ll definitely take mine! These look fabulous. I adore scones and embrace fall flavors fully now, especially pumpkin. Absolutely delicious looking!
Looks Yummy and crunchyness from pecan perfect for scones!!
I love scones! Such a great breakfast treat and perfect for fall! I love the icing on top too – thanks for sharing!
mmmmmm! currently salivating, this scone looks amazing!
These sound perfectly delicious. It is a cold and chilly fall day here and these would be a wonderful afternoon snack.
I think I might love these. Happy Fall.
These scones look absolutely delicious! And sooo pretty
A warm scone is one of my family favorite breakfast treat. Yours look great. Perfect for the season
I love scones. I’ll bet they’re great with pumpkin and pecan!
I’m with you on the rainy day baking! These scones look wonderful and I love the addition of pecans for some added texture.
Yum! I wish I had one of these in front of me right now! We’d love to have you in our Seasonal Potluck. October is pumpkin month! Link up! http://bit.ly/eLlgG2
oooh – now… THOSE sound wonderful. All the things I adore rolled into one !
Congrats on making foodbuzz top 9
Congrats on Foodbuzz top 9!
These sounds like an amazing breakfast treat! Definitely perfect for fall =)
Sounds like the perfect day to me! I wish we would get a little cooler weather here so I could make these and curl up!
I love that I can tell from this shot that you were reading The Hunger Games.
Gorgeous looking scones!
Hi Elise,
I made these last night and they were pretty tasty. Next time, I think I will cut down on the amount of flour and knead the dough less. Kneading it until “fairly smooth” produced a very dense scone, rather than the light and flaky ones I’ve been accustomed to making and eating. Also, the maple syrup is nigh unnoticeable in the icing; I think the flavor of the cream cheese overpowers it. Nevertheless, the flavor is excellent, and I appreciate that these are not too sweet. You are a fantastic baker and photographer!