Persimmon Scones

It feels good to be back in the kitchen!  The weather is getting cooler, leaves are falling and our neighbor's tree is full of these beautiful persimmons.  Everything about fall makes us want to bake, and these persimmon scones are some of our favorites.   

Prep Time: 30 minutes
Bake Time: 12-14 minutes
Yield: 18 mini scones

Dry Ingredients:
2 cup all purpose flour
⅓ cup brown sugar
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
1 tsp ground cinnamon
½ tsp ground cloves
½ tsp ground ginger
½ tsp ground nutmeg
¼ tsp salt

 1 stick unsalted butter (cubed and cold)

Wet Ingredients:
½ cup persimmon puree
¼ cup milk
1 egg
2 tsp vanilla extract

Glaze:
1¼ cup powdered sugar
¼ tsp ground cinnamon
⅛ tsp ground cloves
⅛ tsp ground ginger
⅛ tsp ground nutmeg
2 tbsp milk

Preheat oven to 400°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.

Make persimmon puree:
-In a small saucepan, heat ½ cup of water and 3-4 persimmons (cut into cubes) on medium-low heat.
-Cover the saucepan, and cook the persimmons for 15 minutes or until fork-tender.
-Remove the saucepan from the heat and cool for 5 minutes.
-Pour persimmons into a food processor or blender with ¼ cup water, and blend until smooth.
-Measure ½ cup of persimmon puree and set aside to cool.

(Side note: This persimmon puree is delicious on it's own.  It is perfectly sweet without added sugar, and we know one little girl who prefers it over applesauce!)

Add dry ingredients into a large mixing bowl. Whisk together until combined.

Add the cubed butter to the dry ingredients.  Using your hands, work the butter into the dry ingredients until you get a sand-like consistency. 

In a separate small bowl, whisk together the wet ingredients.

Pour the wet ingredients into the bowl with the dry ingredients.  Mix together with a wooden spoon until a dough forms.

Lightly flour your working surface.  Knead the dough 5-7 times, until you get a smooth, consistent  texture.

Shape the dough into a 6” square. 

Using a sharp knife, make 2 cuts vertically and 2 cuts horizontally resulting in 9 equal squares.  (Your dough should look like a tic-tac-toe board!)

Cut each square diagonally, so you have 2 equal triangles and place them on the parchment lined baking sheet. (You should end up with 18 mini scones.)

Bake 12-14 minutes, until the edges begin to look golden brown.

Remove from the oven and transfer to a wire cooling rack.

While the scones cool, mix together the ingredients for the glaze.

When the scones are completely cool, drizzle the glaze over each scone and allow the glaze to set.