The Leaf in a Page

Pumpkin Scones   Scones are one of those breakfast or afternoon tea specialty treats. Especially this time of year and especially scones with a fall feel. October 1st is a great day to post a quick recipe blog for pumpkin scones. I've made hundreds of scones, maybe even hundreds of batches, but never pumpkin until this year. After reading several recipes, it was decided to create my own offering. I just needed to adjust the liquid ingredients of an original basic scone to fit puree pumpkin and add the correct amount of spices. All there was in the house was pumpkin pie filling so we went with that. I just reduced the amount of spices by about 1/4 tsp total.  For the first test batch  no pumpkin seeds were added into the dough but placed 3 on top after the brushing the dairy on before going in the oven. By the way, since I usually just hold back about a tablespoon of liquid to brush on the tops of the scones before baking, I just did much the same, reserved just about a ta...