Pumpkin Spice Scones

I had the best scones at Starbuck's and decided to see if there was a "Copy cat" recipe online. I think this one pretty well duplicated the scrumptious scones I had Sunday!

Starbucks Pumpkin Scones Recipe #214051
These are great for the holidays...or any other time of the year.

30 min | 15 min prep

6 scones (Lizzie's notes: I made 8 with this recipe)

Scones

* 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
* 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
* 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
* 6 tablespoons cold butter
* 1/2 cup canned pumpkin
* 3 tablespoons half-and-half
* 1 large egg

Powdered Sugar Glaze

* 1 cup powdered sugar
* 1 tablespoon powdered sugar
* 2 tablespoons whole milk

Spiced Glaze (Lizzie's notes: I omitted the regular glaze and just used this one)

* 1 cup powdered sugar
* 3 tablespoons powdered sugar
* 2 tablespoons whole milk
* 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
* 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
* 1 pinch ginger
* 1 pinch ground cloves

1. TO MAKE THE SCONES:

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

3. 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.

4. In a separate bowl, whisk together pumpkin, half and half, and egg. Fold wet ingredients into dry ingredients. Form the dough into a ball. (Lizzie's notes: I refrigerated the ball of dough for thirty minutes before patting out and cutting)

5. 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.

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

7. TO MAKE THE PLAIN GLAZE:.

8. Mix the powdered sugar and 2 tbsp milk together until smooth.

9. When scones are cool, use a brush to paint plain glaze over the top of each scone.

10. AS THAT WHITE GLAZE FIRMS UP, MAKE THE SPICED ICING:.

11. Combine the ingredient for the spiced icing together. Drizzle this thicker icing over each scone and allow the icing to dry before serving (at least 1 hour). A squirt bottle works great for this, or you can drizzle with a whisk.

These were very tastey, and I hope those of you who like autumny flavors get a chance to bake them!

Here they are beside the vase of flowers Duane brought home for me over the weekend.

Yellow and Blue!

I love to coordinate the kids clothing. It serves two purposes.

1. I think matching is cute! *snort*
2. I can easily identify my kids in a crowd if they are color coordinated.

How sad is that? Well, we were invited to a birthday party for a set of twin girls turning 1 over the weekend, and I figured there would be plenty of kids there, and with it just being Duane and I attending, the easier to spot our kids the better. It turned out that Ewan and Rowan were the easiest to watch this time. they mainly sat, just as you see here, Ewan in a G.Q. pose, and Rowan looking slightly nervous beside him, looking at blades of grass (and occasionally tasting), and playing with party favors (PPPST, take note of Rowan's bangs. He has had three haircuts since he was born, and he throws his head, screams, and tries to push the scissors away. The outcome of this is slightly jaggedly and crooked bangs. Hmpfh).




Lucas and Tilly are now impossible to photograph together. It is as if they are murmuring "Will you stop touching me!!!". They will sit together of their own accord when there isn't a photo opportunity, sure, but if I want to pose them. FORGET ABOUT IT. Hee, hee.





Lucas has a mouth full of ice in this last picture. Its a shame I didn't notice it before and get him to "spit" which he would of no doubt enjoyed and began doing at home for fun. Ugh. So, the picture with a mouth full of ice is probably preferable.



Not much new here, but wanted to share these lovely pictures with you.

Botanical Gardens

We spent the gorgeous autumn weather weekend at the Botanical Gardens. We went both Saturday and Sunday, and all the kids had such a lovely day!

We began the day Saturday with "Carrot cake pancakes" with a buttercream drizzle and maple syrup, then after some play and a nap, went to the gardens.

Here is Lucas and Tilly enjoying the Orchid Centers flowers- pssst, its my favorite place, too!



Here is Ewan and Rowan as "scarecrows". Right now they have over 100 scarecrows decorated throughout the center for children of all ages to enjoy!



Here is Matilda and Lucas as scarecrows- Tilly is trying to see Lucas as one instead of posing for us!



In the childrens garden, they have some pretty sculptures the kids can pose on.



Here is Rowan on a chicken:



Ewan on the same chicken:



At the end of the garden there are some sprinklers that children can play in on warm days. We just stripped Lucas and Tilly down to their diapers, and brought a towel to dry them off with. They had so much fun!!!




Lucas loves water and immediately took to playing in the sprinklers.



Matilda was hesitant at first, but by the time she had a few minutes of skirting them and getting used to the water, she was ready to play.





We were all exhausted by Sunday evening, and crashed early. :-)