Author Notes
This scone recipe screams autumn. It's a great way to make use of just a little bit of leftover kabocha squash (or pumpkin). —kikukat
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Ingredients
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1/4 cup
sour cream
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1/4 cup
pureed kabocha squash (or any winter squash or pumpkin)
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1
egg
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6 tablespoons
sugar
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1/4 cup
coarsely chopped candied ginger
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2 cups
flour
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1/2 teaspoon
salt
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2 teaspoons
baking powder
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1/4 teaspoon
baking soda
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1/2 teaspoon
pumpkin pie spice
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1/2 teaspoon
ground ginger
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1/2 teaspoon
cinnamon
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4 tablespoons
cold butter
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1/2 tablespoon
melted butter
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1/2-1 teaspoons
turbinado sugar (may substitute granulated sugar if coarse sugar not available)
Directions
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Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
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In a medium bowl, combine sour cream, kabocha puree, and egg. Set aside.
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In the bowl of a food processor, pulse 6 tbsp sugar and candied ginger together until ginger is finely chopped. Add flour. Sift salt, baking powder, baking soda, and spices over flour mixture in food processor. Pulse until spices are evenly distributed. Add cold butter and pulse until butter pieces are thoroughly incorporated into dry ingredients.
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Turn food processor contents into bowl with sour cream mixture. Stir until mixture clumps together.
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Turn dough onto floured surface. Knead a few times and pat into an 8-inch circle. Cut into 8 wedges. Transfer carefully to prepared baking sheet, leaving 1/4" between pieces.
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Bake for 18 minutes. Remove to a wire rack to cool.
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