Pumpkin Oat Scones

Ingredients :
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
6 tablespoons cold butter
3/4 cup pumpkin puree
2 tablespoons cold milk
1 large egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon milk, or as needed
1 pinch ground ginger
1 dash ground cinnamon, or to taste

Directions

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. (I used a kitchenaid mixer. 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. Spread over scones and serve.


I thought these were a little tough. Not sure if I over mixed or over kneaded them. The actual scone part didn't have any sweetness, which seemed strange, but the sweet icing was a nice contrast. All in all they were OK.