About the Recipe
These make a great gift, if they make it out the front door and I have experimented with adding some fresh cranberries or soaked dried cranberries, softened raisins, chocolate chips, toasted coconut etc. The calorie count will change but as long as you don't eat the whole plate...I won't tell.
Ingredients
1 cup white flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
2 tbsp baking powder
2 tbsp grated cold salted butter
3 tbsp brown sugar
1 packet of stevia
1 tbsp pumpkin pie spice
1 cup pumpkin puree (canned 100% pumpkin)
1/4 cup fat free greek yogurt
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 zest of orange
1/4 cup chopped pecans or walnuts (optional)
1/4 cup powdered sugar
2-4 tsp milk
Preparation
Step 1
Preheat oven to 400 degrees
Step 2
In a large bowl sift together flours, baking powder, sugar, and pumpkin pie spice, Add the butter and orange zest to the flour mixture. Stir in nuts if you opted for them.
Step 3
In a separate bowl, mix together the yogurt, egg, pumpkin, and vanilla extract.
Step 4
Make a well in the dry bowl, and pour the wet mixture into the middle. Use a rubber spatula to mix the ingredients together. Try to mix just enough to fully incorporate and not over mix.
Step 5
Once the ingredients are mixed, dump the dough onto a lightly floured work surface, shape into a disk. The dough should be roughly 1” high and 9” wide. ** (see note below if making smaller ones)
Step 6
Cut dough into 8 equal triangles. Place triangles about 2 “ apart on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper (or sprayed with cooking spray). Refrigerate scones until the oven is preheated. Bake for 20-25 minutes at 400° until the tops are golden.
Step 7
Allow scones to cool completely. Mix powdered sugar and milk to make the glaze. Drizzle over scones using a fork. (Drizzle is NOT necessary but if you don’t you’ll want to toast and honey the scone before eating)
**NB: Personally I like to make TWO smaller rounds and cut 8 smaller triangles x 2, making 16 scones, perfect for a cup of tea. 90 calories each. If you do this, cut cooking time to 15-17 minutes.