Light Pumpkin Oat Scones Food

PUMPKIN OATMEAL SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper.
• Mix flours, oats, wheat germ, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, and nutmeg together in a medium bowl. Cut in butter with a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse sand.
• Combine pumpkin, milk, brown sugar, egg, and vanilla extract in a small bowl. Add to the flour mixture and mix until dough is moistened and just combined.
• Divide dough evenly between the prepared baking sheets. Flatten into 8-inch circles 1/2- to 3/4-inch high. Score each circle into 6 wedges with a butter knife. Sprinkle with raw sugar.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges are lightly browned, 14 to 17 minutes. Be careful not to overbake. Cool on the cookie sheets for 10 minutes. Serve warm.

PUMPKIN-OAT SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Whisk the flour, oats, baking powder, salt, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, nutmeg, 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger, and cloves together in a mixing bowl. Cut the cold butter into the mixture with a pastry blender or fork until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs the size of peas or smaller. Whisk the pumpkin puree, 2 tablespoons cold milk, the egg, and vanilla together in a small bowl; fold into the flour mixture until just blended.
• Divide dough into two sections on a lightly floured surface. Gather each into a ball and knead about 10-12 times. Flatten balls to 1/2-inch thickness on a non-stick baking sheet. Leave about 2 inches between the rounds. Cut rounds into sixths with a butter knife, but do not separate the wedges.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the bottoms and edges are just golden brown, 12 to 16 minutes. Set aside to cool.
• While the scones cool, mix the confectioners' sugar, 1 tablespoon milk, remaining pinch of ginger, and dash of cinnamon together in a small bowl. Add more milk to thin the frosting as needed. Pour the frosting into a sealable plastic bag. Snip off a corner of the bag and drizzle icing over the cooled scones in a zigzag fashion. The icing will harden as it cools.

MOIST PUMPKIN SCONES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first 7 ingredients. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. In another bowl, whisk the eggs, pumpkin and 1/2 cup milk. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. , Turn onto a floured surface; knead 10 times. Divide dough in half. Pat each portion into an 8-in. circle; cut each into 8 wedges. Separate wedges and place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Brush with remaining milk. , Bake at 400° for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks; cool for 10 minutes. Combine the glaze ingredients; drizzle over scones. Serve warm.

PUMPKIN-GINGER OAT SCONES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, whisk the flour, oats, sugar, baking powder, salt and spice.
• Add the butter and toss to coat with the dry ingredients. Using your fingers or a pastry cutter, press and cut in the butter until coarse crumbs form and some peanut-size pieces remain. Toss in the ginger until evenly coated.
• In a medium bowl, whisk the pumpkin and eggs until smooth. Add to the dry ingredients and mix with a fork until no dry bits remain and mixture forms a mass.
• Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and lightly flour. Divide the dough mass into two even pieces in the bowl and dump each piece onto the prepared sheet on opposite sides. Dampen your hands and press each piece into 3/4-inch-thick rounds (about 6 inches in diameter). Refrigerate or freeze until stiff.
• Heat oven to 425 degrees. When the oven is ready, take out the dough and cut each round into 6 even wedges using a sharp knife or bench scraper. Nudge the wedges about 1 inch apart. Sprinkle the tops with oats.
• Bake until golden brown and firm when gently pressed, 20 to 22 minutes. To see if they're cooked through, tear one open immediately to make sure there's no wetness in the center. If there is, return the pan to the oven for a few minutes.
• Cool on the pan on a rack for 5 minutes. Serve warm or room temperature, wrapped in a napkin to eat out of hand.

PUMPKIN SPICE SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves, allspice, and ginger in a large bowl. Mix butter into the flour mixture with your hands until it resembles coarse bread crumbs.
• Combine pumpkin, brown sugar, cream, and egg in a medium bowl with a whisk. Fold into flour mixture with a large spoon until the dry bits at the bottom of the bowl have been incorporated.
• Pat the mixture into a ball with your hands and turn out onto a lightly floured surface. Continue to shape into a ball; gently press down and out, forming the dough into a flattened circle, about 1 to 1 1/2 inches thick. If the edges start to crack, just place the palm of your hand against the edge and gently press the dough back in.
• Dust a large, sharp knife with flour and cut the dough into 6 triangles. Slide the knife under each to help you lift and transfer them to the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until scones begin to turn light brown in color, 12 to 16 minutes. Place on a wire rack to cool.
• While scones are cooling, mix confectioners' sugar, milk, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, ginger, and cloves for glaze together in a small bowl. Drizzle over scones while they are still warm.

LIGHT PUMPKIN-OAT SCONES

Steps:

• # Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• # Prepare baking sheet by sparying lightly with cooking spray.
• # In a large bowl, combine the the flour,oatmeal, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• # Cut in the margarine until the mixture resembles course meal.
• # Add the pumpkin, vanilla and yogurt into the flour mixture and mix thoroughly.
• # Knead the dough on a lightly floured surface just until it can be shaped. If the dough is too sticky add a little more flour but take care not to add too much as it toughens up the scones. Similarly, over kneading the dough also diminishes the final result.
• # Place the dough ball on the baking sheet and spread out into disk.
• Cut into 6 wedges.
• # Bake the scones 20 - 22 minutes.

LOW FAT HONEY OAT SCONES

Steps:

• Combine flour, oats, and baking powder, stir to mix well.
• Stir in honey, egg substitute, raisins or cranberries, and buttermilk to form a stiff dough.
• Form into a ball and turn on a floured surface into a 7 inch circle.
• Coat a baking sheet with nonstick spray.
• Place circle of dough on sheet, and use a sharp floured knife to cut into 12 wedges.
• Pull wedges apart slightly, and brush the tops with skim milk.
• Bake at 375 for 20 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Serve hot!

PAMPERED CHEF'S FRUIT 'N OAT SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F In Classic Batter Bowl, combine flour, oats, brown sugar, baking powder and salt. Using Pastry Blender, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in dried fruit. Add milk; mix just until dry ingredients are moistened.
• Turn dough out onto lightly floured surface; knead gently 8-10 times. Using lightly floured Baker's Roller, roll out dough on Medium Round Stone with Handles to 9-in. circle, about ½ inches thick. Using Pizza Cutter, cut dough into 12 wedges; separate slightly. Combine sugar and cinnamon in Flour/Sugar Shaker; sprinkle over dough. Bake 15-17 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm.

LIGHT CRANBERRY OAT SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine first six ingredients in a medium mixing bowl.
• Work butter or margarine into dry ingredients until batter is the size of small peas, using a pastry blender or fork.
• Combine milk, yogurt, and egg substitute in a small mixing bowl.
• Add to dry ingredients, mixing thoroughly.
• Stir in sweetened dried cranberries.
• Spread batter into a 9-inch circle on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Sprinkle top of scones with brown sugar.
• Cut into 8 wedges.
• Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until golden brown.
• Remove scones from oven and re-cut edges.