Pumpkin Spice Scones Anyone?

Since I have no organized place to store my recipes, I'm constantly looking through a huge stack of recipes. This shoebox contains clipped magazine recipes, handwritten cards and  print-outs. I have to remember which one a particular recipe is on to facilitate the finding of said recipe, which is getting harder as the years progress. As it is raining today, I had to find it and make these yummy treats!

I haven't made this pumpkin scone recipe in years and it's handwritten, so I have no idea where it came from. It is, however, similar to the ones found I've consumed at Sbux.
Here it is, you can try these yourself. Hope you enjoy!

Pumpkin Spice Scones
1-1/2 cups flour
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 teasp. baking powder
1/4 teasp. salt
1/2 teasp. cinnamon
1/4 teasp. nutmeg
1/4 teasp. ginger
1/4 teasp. clove
Mix these dry ingredients in a bowl and add:
4 TBSP. cold butter
Mix butter into dry ingred. with pastry cutter until particles are very small.
In a separate bowl mix together:
1/3 cup canned pumpkin
1 egg
2-1/2 TBSP. half and half
Add to dry ingredients and mix just until batter holds together.
On floured board, pat dough into a long narrow rectangle and cut into triangles.
Place scones on a silicone lined baking sheet and bake at 425 degrees approx. 15-18 minutes.
Place on rack to cool. Glaze.

Glaze
1 cup powered sugar
pinch of each cinnamon and nutmeg
1 teasp. lemon juice
2 TBSP. milk
Stir until not lumpy, glaze must be firm but not thick like frosting. You may need to thin it a little.

Healthy To Take A Break!

I went to a Celtic music festival this weekend and had the best, refreshing time. I've been in a creative rut and overwhelmed with sewing and making jewelry. I realized I'd been focused on production and not on the creative, expressive side of crafting. In essence, I lost my focus.

At the festival I got to talk to some of the vendors who took a break from creating to travel to, set up, and interact with passers by. Some were then creating during the low time in their booths, and some were just enjoying just being there in a different environment and change of pace. But whatever they were doing - they were enjoying their time and the wonderful nonstop music.

The saying goes "This is the first day of the rest of my life..." I woke up today and chose to embrace a new view, and to begin a new season of creating. To refocus on the true meaning of crafting, which is to create - not just to produce something.

I challenge you to do the same...If you are a crafter or artisan, take a break, go for a walk in nature, then focus on the creative process. Refresh yourself. If you are not a crafter...focus on enjoy doing something, anything, that you enjoy to refocus and reflect on life, then come back and be "in the moment" in whatever you do.

Be... breathe...