Loren's Pumpkin-Orange Spice Scones
Submitted by glory on February 23, 2003 at 6:09 pm

Lorent posted these in the threads some time ago. A few posters have tried them and liked them. I thought after seeing them again today that it should be in the recipes where everyone can find it.

4 cups KA all-purpose flour
2 tsp cream of tartar
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
4 Tbs. sugar
2 tsp cinnamon
2 tsp dried orange rind
3/4 tsp ground cardamom
3/4 tsp ground cloves
1/2 - 3/4 tsp orange oil or extract (depending on how orange-y you want them)
1 stick unsalted butter, cut into 1/4 inch pieces
1 cup pumpkin puree
3/4 - 1 cup buttermilk

Preheat oven to 450.

Mix the dry ingredients together in a bowl. Cut in the butter until mixture resembles a coarse meal.

Mix in the pumpkin and 3/4 cup of the buttermilk, adding in more, in 1 Tbs. increments, if you need it to make the dough hold together. Turn out dough onto floured board and knead very briefly until dough comes together.

Cut dough into two, set one piece aside. Pat remaining piece of dough into 1/2 inch thick circle, sprinkle with sugar or cinnamon sugar (I used castor sugar) and cut into 8 wedges. Place wedges on parchment-lined baking sheet and cook for 8-10 minutes. Repeat with other portion of dough. Enjoy!