Happy Birthday Dan The Man!
Dan got lots of foodie birthday loot!
We had a fun night…just out too late as always. We didn’t get home until 2am. I only had 2 Organic Mill Street brews and I felt like I was hit by a truck this morning when I got up.
Read: Getting old. ;)
I don’t know what it is but whenever I have alcohol in me I toss and turn all night. It can be 1 beer or 5 and I still find my sleep is always disrupted!
Eric was the DD last night so he slept like a baby. ;)
Steve and Jesse…they are single and looking for love, ladies. ;)
Euchre was played!
Note: Not my hands.
Eric and I had fun playing with Phoenix, the 85 pound & only 6 month old English Mastiff!
Soooo…back to feeling hit by a truck this morning…
It was nothing a huge Green Monster and some baking couldn’t fix. ;)
I cannot even tell you how much better I felt after this Green Monster. A new lease on life, I had.
It contained = 2 cups kale, 1 cup almond milk, 1 frozen banana, 1 tbsp almond butter, 1 tbsp Vega chocolate powder, 1 tsp raw maca, 1 scoop Amazing Grass Wheatgrass powder, ice.
Anniversary flowers from the in-laws. :)
Then it was time to get down to business.
Today’s weather called for some Fall-inspired baking…it was a chilly 14C/57F this morning. The wind was blowing, it was raining, and there were new leaves on the ground. Yup, that would be Fall-like.
Pumpkin Scones it was. *evil cackle*
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Recipe: Savoury Pumpkin Scones in a Pumpkin Spiced Glaze
By:
Inspired by Starbucks Pumpkin Scones. See baking notes below before baking.
25 min
15 min
40 min
8 large scones
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup whole grain spelt flour
- 1 tbsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. sea salt
- 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp. ground cloves
- 1/4 tsp. ground ginger
- Optional sugar- I would add 2-3 tbsp. next time!
- 8 tbsp. Earth Balance butter
- 1/2 cup canned pumpkin
- 3 tbsp. almond milk
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 chia/flax egg (1 tbsp. ground chia/flax + 4 tbsp water)
- Turbinado sugar, to garnish
- Vegan Egg Wash:
- 1 tbsp. cornstarch
- 1/2 tbsp. water
- Spiced Glaze:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1.5-2 tbsp. almond milk
- 1/2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice (or 1/4 tsp. cinnamon and a pinch of ginger and nutmeg)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425F and line a baking sheet with parchment of a non-stick mat.
- In a small bowl mix the chia/flax egg. Set aside.
- In a large bowl mix the dry ingredients (flours, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, ginger).
- Take the cold Earth Balance butter cut butter into dry ingredients until crumbly.
- In a medium sized bowl, mix the pumpkin, chia/flax egg, and almond milk.
- Add wet to dry and mix until a ball forms. I got down and dirty and mixed with my hands!
- On a flour surface place the ball of dough and kneed a few times with your hands.
- Shape the dough into a circle and then cut into 8 triangles.
- Now mix your vegan egg wash by mixing cornstarch and water and heating in microwave for 30 seconds. Stir well.
- With a pastry brush, brush on the glaze onto each scone.
- Sprinkle with turbinado sugar generously and bake for 14 minutes.
- Cool for 10-15 minutes.
- While cooling, make your spiced glaze by beating 1 cup powdered sugar with milk and spice until smooth.
- When scones are cool ice the scones and serve with a cup of tea or coffee!
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These were really easy to make despite the long directions…it only took me about 25 minutes to prep I believe. That includes photography too!
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Mix dry ingredients!
Cut in 1/2 cup Earth Balance Butter..
Note: That is only 1/4 cup pictured above.
until crumbly…
Mix wet ingredients (including chia/flax egg)…
Add wet to dry and form into a ball. Do not overmix the dough!
Flour surface…
Knead dough a few times and then shape into a circle…
I added a tiny splash of almond milk to the dough as it was a bit dry.
With a pizza slicer or a knife cut into 8 triangles..
Lay on baking sheet…
Spread with the Vegan egg wash!
This part is fun…no egg required and it turns out just as nice looking!!!
Vegan eggwash (1 tbsp cornstarch and 1/2 cup water mixed and heated for 30 secs.)- that’s it!
A gel forms…then spread each scone lightly with it. It looks gross, but hey, so do raw eggs. ;)
Bake 14 minutes at 425F. Note the bottom scones were glazed and the top ones were not.
Glaze = a much prettier scone! I would not skip this step. It also gave the Turbinado sugar something to adhere to.
Now spread that pumpkin spiced glaze on and decorate however you wish! I added some walnuts.
Mmmmmm…
Awesome. I was so happy with how they turned out.
Next time I would probably experiment with adding some chopped pecans and raisins to the scones. That would be wonderful!
Enjoy with your favourite tea…
Mmmmm.
Fall you ain’t so bad after all.
Yum! I LOVE pumpkin. Wish the bakery where I worked made pumpkin scones – looks like I’ll just have to try these!
Ooooh, those look so good! I looove scones. I now have my breakfasts for the month of October :-)
Oh. Wow. AND I will be making those very soon…
OMG those scones look amazing! I love the starbucks ones, but these look even better and better for you too! Thanks so much for this recipe :)
I can’t wait to try this recipe! Unfortunately due to the drought this summer canned pumpkin can not be found anywhere :( Your recipes rock though not one has failed me yet:)
I noticed that the morning AFTER I drink I toss and turn! I’ll wake up at 6 or 7 to pee or whatever. And then I can’t fall back asleep for the life of me! Must be something with that dang alcohol…
Um WOW to your recipe! Since they’re savoury, are they at all sweet? I personally like sweet stuff ;-)
I would add sugar if you want them sweet…the original recipe called for 7 tbsp!
OH MY! Those scones look DIVINE!! I heart pumpkin scones and wish I could have a bite. The glaze looks finger lickin good ;)
Just Brilliant on those scones. I want one!
I also have had a hard time with drinking any alcohol lately, (even if it is 1 or 4 )but I get to feel the love regardless. Know you aren’t alone! :)
So jealous of your weather! It’s over twice as hot here– 120 degrees!
But I can’t wait to try those scones.. I can pretend it’s fall :)
alcohol is known to make people toss and turn, I think it’s b/c your body and liver is working on detoxing and purifying your body while really it should be focused on sleeping! And yes, it totally impacts the quality of sleep you get. I find the same thing!
The scones look great and happy 2nd anniversary…lovely flowers :)
In addition to being a vegetarian and blog-reader, I’m a med student and huge nerd. That said, alcohol’s sedative properties tend to make one fall asleep faster, but something that isn’t perfectly understood about how alcohol interacts with norepinephrine and serotonin also decreases your time in REM sleep after drinking… meaning your tossing and turning is most def related to alcohol’s effects on your bod.
Gorgeous scones, btw!
I remember this from a sensation & perception class in psychology…although you put it so much better than I would have. ;) I also usually take longer to fall asleep when I drink minimally. What is up with that?
No idea! I’ll let you know if I find out anything… I think we have sleep lectures in just a couple of weeks. :)
Mmmm those look fabulous!! I can’t wait until Libbys starts stocking their pumpkin again! Well, fingers crossed that they do..
Ange, those look delicious! I just bought 3 cans of pumpkin today… there are MAJOR pumpkin plans in the works for next week! :)
It looks like you guys had a really fun night. I’m the same way as you – doesn’t matter how much booze I drink, it always ends up having an effect on my sleep. I’m only 22 – this does not bode well for my later years!!
pumpkin scones are my favourite vegan treat to make! i use the recipe from veganomicon. soo delicious! working at starbucks makes me sad at this time of year :( so far i’ve had to make vegan pumpkin scones and muffins to keep me from feeling deprived at work!
i like cute, single boys!! and you and i live so close…hmmmm…? ;)
pumpkin? did you say pumpkin? YUM! cant wait to try this!
Genius!
They look so delicious…they sorta look like the ones you can get at Starbucks, but I am
quite certain that your would be much better.
Yay for pumpkins and fall! Another amazing looking recipe! How am I supposed to keep up with all of them??! :)
Pumpkin is definitely in the air …love this time of year! I attempted pumpkin biscotti’s pretty turned out pretty good …I have left over pumpkin so going to try scone’s tomorrow :)
I was gonna give up on hope that there were any single man left in Ontario :) let alone handsome ones :) send them north of the city ;)
That dog! LOVE!! So cute – I just love big dogs. Also, I’m not sure how old you are, but if you’re not 34 then you’re young!!! :) Actually, we’re all fabulously young – at least that’s what I keep telling all my friends :)
Pumpkin ANYTHING and I am there! I love eating pumpkin at anytime, but I especially like it when fall starts to roll in – makes me think about thanksgiving and family!
Ohhh cute boys! Hook me up ;) lol
@Ginger – hahah no single ones left in my corner of Ontario either