Pumpkin Tribute 2: Harvest Pumpkin Scones

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candied ginger, harvest, pumpkin scones

Making these scones was kind of a bigger deal than I had planned.  I made candied ginger the night before, hoping they’d dry in time for the scones.  Well, unfortunately the candied ginger didn’t really turn out how I imagined them to turn out, like store-bought dehydrated candied ginger…but they worked out alright for the scones anyway.  Thankfully!  I would’ve incorporated cinnamon chips too, if I had any, but the “candied” ginger alone definitely gave the scones enough flavor.

Anyway, here is the link to David Lebovitz’s recipe for Candied Ginger.  He has become a new favorite blogger for me to follow!

Candied Ginger

The scone recipe can be found here:  Harvest Pumpkin Scones.  It even has a blog taking you through the step-by-step process of making them!

Pumpkin Scone with Candied Ginger

Pumpkin Tribute

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pumpkin, pumpkin muffins, pumpkin pie, pumpkin scones

Nathaniel and pumpkins

Our little family of 3 went pumpkin picking at a local pumpkin patch on Sunday!  The pumpkin patch had a $13.00 deal for all the pumpkins you can carry, so Nick participated and got us 4 big pumpkins!

Nick, piling on the pumpkins!

We also bought a sugar pumpkin (pie pumpkin) for $2.00 to see what the difference is when baking with a sugar pumpkin vs. a “normal” carving pumpkin.  I’ve read reviews saying it’s more stringy, not as flavorful, etc etc, but I baked with “normal” carving pumpkins last year and everything tasted pretty pumpkin-y, so I am eager to see what the difference will be.

Anyway, so this week I’ll be doing a Pumpkin Tribute, by baking 3 different pumpkin desserts/pastries.

On the menu for the week is:
1.  Pumpkin Muffins with Buttercream Frosting (leftover from Nick’s bday cake)
2.  Pumpkin Harvest Scones
3.  Pumpkin Pie (what would a Pumpkin Tribute be without Pumpkin Pie?)

So, stay tuned for some exciting pumpkin-baking fun!