Ah, the first weekend of October. The first weekend when it finally feels like fall. I love fall, I’ve professed my love for fall many times. Without a doubt it is the best time of year in New York. The leaves are changing, the air is cool, crisp and not humid – usually – we did have a freakishly humid week this week, and the air just smells fresh.
There is something about the smell of fall that I love. I don’t know if it is the first bit of smoke from someone’s lit fire place hanging in the air, or the cool breeze from my open window at night while I’m sleeping. Perhaps it is because everyone is ready to turn on their oven and start baking again, yeah, that’s it!
Fall means the color of my food change, no more bright summer vegetables to enjoy. Now is the time for brussels sprouts, colorful cauliflower, and a lot of squash and pumpkin! #SundaySupper is getting into the fall spirit this week celebrating “all things orange.” It is an appropriate theme for this time of year, orange to me is one of the first colors I think of when it comes to fall. Not just because of the food we eat, but because of the colors of the leaves and the sunset at night.
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Alice's Tea Cup in NYC has one of the best pumpkin scones I've tasted. My version is adapted slightly from their recipe listed in their cookbook.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 1/2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons ground ginger
- 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, cold and cut into 1/4 inch pieces
- 3/4 cup whole milk
- 1/2 cup solid packed pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling)
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 - 1 1/2 cups confectioners sugar
- 3 tablespoons pumpkin puree
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- Pre-heat your oven to 425 degrees F. and line a baking sheets with parchment paper or a silpat.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, brown sugar, baking soda, powder, salt, ginger, cinnamon and nutmeg.
- Using a pastry blender, two knives or your hands, add the butter and while working quickly mix the butter into the dry ingredients until the consistency is pebble-like.
- Stir in the milk and pumpkin puree and mix until well combined. Add the vanilla extract and chocolate chips.
- Scoop the dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead briefly to make sure everything is well mixed.
- Transfer the dough to your baking sheet and pat into a round that is about 1 1/2 inches thick.
- With a sharp knife, cut the dough into 8 triangles, but do not separate the scones.
- Bake for 12 minutes, until brown and cooked through. While still warm, using a sharp knife cut through the previous cuts you made prior to cooking. Let cool for 20 minutes.
- While the scones are cooling, in a shallow dish whisk together 1 cup of the confections sugar, pumpkin puree, cinnamon and vanilla extract. Depending on the thickness of the glaze you may need to add more sugar. Adjust as needed, if you feel like it could use a little more pumpkin flavor, go ahead and add some more puree.
- When the scones are cool, dip the tops into the glaze and set aside to set.
- Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
We have a lot more “orange” recipes coming your way. Check out what the rest of the #SundaySupper crew cooked up this week.
Sunrise (Breakfast and Brunch)
Paula from Vintage Kitchen Notes is bringing her Orange Ricotta Pancakes
Erin from Dinners Dishes and Desserts is baking up some Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
Heather from Girlichef is bringing Pumpkin Doughnuts with Spiced Buttermilk Glaze
Nicole from Daily Dish Recipes is making Pumpkin Donut Puffs
Patti from Comfy Cuisine is bringing Classic Orange Marmalade
Sunithi from Sue’s Nutrition Buzz is making Spiced Pumpkin Ricotta Muffins with Craisins and Walnuts
Wendy from The Weekend Gourmet is cooking up some Pumpkin Maple Oatmeal
Jamie from Mama Mommy Mom is bringing Butternut Squash Butter
Chelsea from Chelsea’s Culinary Indulgence is bringing Pumpkin Spiced Donuts with Chai Icing
High Noon (Soups, Salads and Sandwiches)
Renee from Magnolia Days is serving up some Butternut Squash Soup
Beate from Galactopdx is bringing her Carrot Ginger Soup
Jen from Juanita’s Cocina is making some Curried Sweet Potato Salad With Cranberries and Pecans
Megan from I Run For Wine is making Skinny Roasted Butternut Squash and Italian Sausage Soup
Sarah from What Smells So Good is filling our bowls with some Spicy Sweet Potato and Coconut Soup
Alice from Hip Foodie Mom is coming with her Roasted Carrot and Red Quinoa Salad
Susan from The Wimpy Vegetarian is making Cider – Spiced Sweet Potato Soup
Tora from Tora’s Real Food is bringing Butternut Squash and Tomato Soup
Melanie from From Fast Food to Fresh Food is making Monty’s Pumpkin Soup
Lyn from The Lovely Pantry is bringing Roasted Pumpkin & Coconut Soup
Kim from Cravings of a Lunatic is whipping up some Mandarin Chicken Salad
Sunset (Dinner and Main Dishes)
Sarah from Crispy Bits & Burnt Ends is offering up some Pumpkin Ravioli
Shelia from Pippis In The Kitchen Again is serving her Roasted Squash and Ricotta with Honey
Pam from The Meltaways is making Spooky Stuffed Peppers
Patsy from Famfriendsfood is bringing her Carrot Souffle
Laura from Small Wallet Big Appetite is bringing Chicken and Sweet Potato Fritters
Mehereen from Chattering Kitchen is making Sichuan Orange Glazed Chicken with Toasted Sesame Seeds
Tammi from Momma’s Meals is making Hearty Pork Stew
Kristin from Kwistin’s Favorites is making Orange Chicken
Soni from Soni’s Food For Thought is cooking up some Rigatoni with Pumpkin Ricotta Sauce
Shelby from Diabetic Foodie is cooking up some Moroccan Vegetable Stew
Dara from Generation Y Foodie is bringing Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese
Brandie from Home Cooking Memories is sharing a DIY Baked Sweet Potato Bar
Amber from Mama’s Blissful Bites is bringing Rice and Fig Stuffed Mini Pumpkins
By The Bonfire (Sweets, Snacks and Sips)
Carla from Chocolate Moosey is making Pumpkin Tiramisu with Pumpkin Butter Caramel Sauce
Heather from Hezzi D’s Books and Cooks is offering up some Pumpkin Cake Truffles
Shelia from Cooking Underwriter is bringing Sweet Potato Bacon Beet Salsa
Anne from Webicurean is making some Drunken Pumpkin Bread
Karen from In The Kitchen With KP is making Oven Baked Sweet Potato Chips
Leslie La Cocina De Leslie is making Sweet Potato Atole
Seet Fei from My Trials in The Kitchen is bringing Sweet Potatoes Mini Balls
Tara from Noshing With The Nolands is bringing Oranges En Suprise
Susan from The Girl in The Red Kitchen is making Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Scone with Pumpkin Glaze
Conni from Mrs. Mama Hen is making Orange Glazed Poundcake
Isabel from Family Foodie is baking up Moist Pumpkin Bread
Cindy from Cindy’s Recipes and Writings is baking up a Vegan Pumpkin Orange Cake
Brenda from Meal Planning Magic is whipping up some Creamy Pumpkin Dip
Laura from Family Spice is making some Unprocessed and Gluten Free Pumpkin Bread
Kathya from Basic and Delicious is baking up Butternut Squash and Carrot Bread
Liz from That Skinny Chick Can Bake is serving up Pumpkin Roll with Cream Cheese Filling
Stephanie from The Cookie A Day Challenge is whipping up some Pumpkin Ice Cream Sandwiches
Katie from She Like Ruffles, He Likes Truffles is bringing Pumpkin Harvest Cookies
Nancy from Gotta Get Baked is baking up some Orange Macadamia Dark Chocolate Cookies
Angie from Big Bear’s Wife is bringing Orange Soda Pumpkin Patch Cupcakes
Katy from Happy Baking Days is bringing Carrot Cake with Orange Glaze
Sandra from Midlife Road Trip is bringing Orange ya glad it’s fall! Hungarian Apricot/Walnut pastries
Please be sure you join us on Twitter throughout the day during #SundaySupper.
We’ll be meeting up at 7:00 pm(Eastern) for our weekly #SundaySupper live chat where we’ll talk about our favorite recipes featuring our favorite fall color.
All you have to do is follow the #SundaySupper hashtag, or you can follow us through TweetChat.
We’d also love to feature your easy go to recipes on our #SundaySupper Pinterest board and share them with all of our followers, too.
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These look so good – I wish I had one right now! Thank you so much for joining in this week!
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Those scones look amazing!!!
All those wonderful spices in the scones is terrific. A great way to start the day or for a snack in the afternoon with coffee.
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Pumpkin and chocolate chips are so wonderful together – I’d like a scone, STAT!
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The flavors of autumn with a touch of chocolate! Love it!
These looks so good!
Love the combination of ingredients with this recipe. I love scones!!
I´m a scone lover, though I´ve yet to try a pumpkin one. They sound spicy and wonderful!
I love scones because they’re so surprisingly simple to make! Can’t wait to give these a try
I just finished whipping up a batch of pumpkin scones. Why didn’t I think of chocolate???
I have one word for your post and that’s YUMMY!!!
I’ve been wanting to make scones for awhile now and I might just start with this very amazing recipe. You had me with pumpkin but then you threw in the chocolate chips and I was sold. These turned out delicious and sound absolutely amazing.
I’d love to start any day with these tasty scones. And I can see myself using that glaze for all sorts of things! Yum.
These look so delicious!!Love Pumpkin and Chocolate combo with the warm spices!! YUMM….
That glaze won me right over!
Mmm yum! I made scones this weekend too but only plain ones… these ones look much nicer!
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Love scones, and these flavors are perfect for the season!
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I just made myself a pot of tea and I could really use some of these right now. 🙂
I love scones but I’ve never make them. Thanks for the recipe!
I love scones, but don’t think I’ve ever tried a pumpkin one. Great idea!
I’m not a huge fan of scones…but making them chocolate and adding a glaze to makes them sound so much more appealing!!
I love scones and pumpkin scones are just so full of flavor. These are making me drool! Thanks for sharing!
Yummy! I’m all about orange in autumn and I’ll definitely take a batch of these scones!
these look soooo good Susan! i need to make these soon!
I need to try these for hubby. He would go nuts for these. Love that you glazed them and added chocolate chips.
Oooh perfect! These would go well with some tea OR cold refreshing almond milk! 🙂
I love love love scones and have only made them once in a cooking class. I need to come to your house and eat your scones. LOL They look amazing!
These scones are calling my name. I’m not sure I can wait until breakfast to eat them!
I am a big fan of scones, and this glaze makes these over the top!
Great idea to dip the scones with pumpkin glaze…yummy! Wish to have a bite on it now!
I want some scones! I made scones once. They were ok but looked pretty dredfull. haha. Yours on the other hand look fantastic. Thanks for all the competition tips. I truly appreciate it! 🙂
Mmmm! I simply love baking scones. So simple and so many ways to make them. These look great!
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These scones look amazing! I love the pumpkin glaze!
What a great scone to celebrate fall! Perfect!!
Yum – I used to eat glazed pumpkin scones from Starbucks every day until i realized how much butter are in scones. Homemade is best and your scones are beautiful, especially with that pumpkin glaze!
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