Pumpkin Scones with Brown Butter Glaze

Ingredients

• 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/8 pinch ground cloves
• 3/4 cup cold unsalted butter, cut into chunks
• 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
• 2/3 cup plain yogurt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup chopped pecans
• 1/2 cup butter
• 3/4 cup confectioners’ sugar
• 1 1/2 tablespoons milk, or more as needed
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).

Mix flour, brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, ground ginger, and ground cloves together in a bowl. Cut unsalted butter chunks into flour mixture with a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs; make a well in the center.

Pour pumpkin puree, yogurt, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract into the well in flour mixture; stir with a wooden spoon until a soft dough forms. Mix pecans into dough.

Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and pat into two equal-size circles. Cut each circle into 8 wedges; transfer to a baking stone or baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

Bake scones in the preheated oven until firm to the touch and lightly browned, 12 to 15 minutes.

Heat butter in a skillet over medium heat until butter is foaming and nut-brown in color, 3 to 5 minutes.

Beat brown butter, confectioners' sugar, milk, and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until sugar is dissolved and glaze is shiny, 3 to 4 minutes, adding more milk as necessary. Drizzle glaze over cooled scones.