Vegan Pumpkin Scones Food

VEGAN PUMPKIN SCONES WITH MAPLE GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• Combine ground flax and water set aside to thicken for about 10 minutes.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine whole wheat flour with baking powder, sea salt, and spices.
• In another mixing bowl, combine maple syrup, pumpkin puree, nondairy milk, and vanilla extract and set aside.
• The coconut oil needs to be solid like butter, so it's best to measure it out and then place it in the fridge for about 20 minutes. Add it in small chunks to the flour mixture. Using a pastry blender, cut the cold oil into the flour until it resembles a crumb-like texture.
• Add the thickened flax mixture into the bowl along with liquid ingredients and stir to combine. Fold a few times until the dough just comes together.
• Place the dough on a lightly floured surface. Using your hands, shape the dough into a long rectangle that's approximately 1 ¼-inch thick and 4-inches wide. Then make alternate diagonal cuts along the rectangle to cut out 12 triangles. These don't have to be perfect but try to get them relatively the same size so they bake evenly.
• Bake scones on a parchment lined baking sheet for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. You can check by placing a toothpick through the centre of a scone and it should come out clean.
• Once the scones are out of the oven, place on a wire rack to cool. If you want, you can toast whole pecans on a baking sheet to get them golden brown and fragrant. Once cool to touch, you can chop them into smaller pieces to decorate the glazed scones or you can just use them raw as they are pretty flavourful as is!
• To prepare the glaze, whisk together the powdered sugar, nondairy milk, and maple extract. It should be slightly smooth and runny so that it drips off the scones but also stays coated on top. Adjust the amount of nondairy milk and/or powdered sugar as necessary.
• To glaze the scones, dip the tops into the bowl of glaze and allow excess to drip a little. Place back onto the wire rack, glaze side up. Some glaze will drip down the sides. Be sure to sprinkle with chopped pecans right away so that they'll stick. Allow them to dry. Store scones in an airtight container at room temperature.

VEGAN PUMPKIN SCONES

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, combine dry ingredients (flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and ginger). Cut in margarine, adding a bit at a time until mixed. Add pumpkin and combine well.
• On a lightly floured surface, knead dough a few times, pushing it into a large circle, a few inches thick.
• Cut into 12 or so triangular pieces. Imagine you are cutting a pizza so that you get even, triangular slices.
• Bake at 425 degrees for 12-15 minutes, or until done.

PUMPKIN SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• In a mixing bowl, beat together butter, sugar, eggs and pumpkin. Stir in flour, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt by hand.
• Roll out into 1/2 inch thickness and cut into rounds. Place on tray close together and bake for 15 to 18 minutes.

VEGAN PUMPKIN SCONES WITH MAPLE BROWN SUGAR GLAZE

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, combine dry ingredients (flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and pumpkin pie spice). Cut in margarine, adding a bit at a time until mixed. Add pumpkin and combine well.
• Knead the dough in the bowl until well mixed.
• Spray a cookie sheet with nonstick spray. Flour your hands, and form the dough into small triangles, using about 1/8 cup of dough for each mini-scone.
• Bake at 425 degrees for 10-12 minutes. If the edges are turning brown, it's time to take them out!
• Powder the brown sugar in a blender or food processor until it resembles confectioners sugar.
• Melt the margarine in a small pot. Remove from heat before the margarine burns, and add the powdered brown sugar, soy milk, and maple syrup. Mix well.
• Drizzle the glaze over the scones and allow to cool before serving (if you can wait that long!).