Pumpkin Scones

Last week my 8 year old daughter helped me "deep clean" the kitchen......WITHOUT being asked! Her usual job is the dusting which she finished without complaint and even did the few things I allow her to leave for me because they are high or harder to do.  She then found me in the kitchen - bent over my stove-- scrubbing!!!  She volunteered to help me and with her help we cleaned the kitchen from top to bottom by about 3:00 --- after which she helped me finish my regular cleaning by mopping both bathrooms and the entryway on her hands and knees!
As part of her reward we had a tea party!  She absolutely LOVES having tea parties and was even more thrilled when I whipped up these pumpkin scones as a special treat.  We shared them with a "tea-loving" friend that night and were happy to hear they were thought of as a "comfort food" due to their being pumpkin! (You know - pumpkin makes you think of fall and fall is such a "warm and cozy" time with wood fires, sweaters, and of course hot tea!)
Anyway -- here's the recipe in case you'd like to try them sometime.

Pumpkin Scones

2 cups flour

1/2 cup sugar

1 T. baking powder

1/2 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. cinnamon

1/2 tsp. nutmeg

1/4 tsp. cloves

1/4 tsp. ginger

6 T. cold butter

Combine dry ingredients and cut in cold butter. Fold in:

1/2 c. pumpkin

3 T. milk

1 large egg

Form the dough into a ball.

Divide in half.

Pat out one half on a floured surface - about 1 inch thick.

Slice into 6 pie shaped pieces

Place on lightly greased baking sheet.

Repeat with other 1/2 of dough

Bake at 425 degrees for 15 minutes.

Drizzle with Glaze:

1 cup powdered sugar

1 - 2 T. milk

1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice.

ENJOY!

This post linked to:
Fun With Food Friday
Sweets For A Saturday 
Sweet Treats Thursday