Pumpkin Scones with Cheese

Delicious pumpkin scones with cheese, beautifully simple recipe to celebrate the pumpkin season! These savoury scones are great as a side dish or on their own!

Here we are, back to Monday again!

And as the weather starts to turn cold and rainy, we all start to crave homemade baked goodies. Plus it's pumpkin season, and I have not yet posted any recipes with pumpkins (this year), so I thought I better get my act together. So, ladies and gents, let me present you with today's recipe for pumpkin scones with cheese!

Savoury pumpkin scones with cheese- delicious treat!

Now, if you never tried savoury scone before, you are up for a treat. They are absolutely delicious and ideal for the quick morning or afternoon snack with a cuppa. And if you ask me, I actually prefer savoury scone to a sweet one... Unfortunately, I can't say the same about my other half, who being Scottish, and self-proclaimed master of scones, strongly disagrees with the idea of the cheese in the scone. But each of their own, I will stick to my guns and highly recommend you to give this recipe a go.

I wasn't really that familiar with the idea of scones, until I've moved to the UK. I knew they were served during traditional cream tea with jams or clotted cream. I've seen them in the movies and period dramas. And I always thought that they look really tasty. But I never actually tried one. And back then, it did not occur to me to make one myself...

Then, one Sunday afternoon, few years ago, my other half, aka self-proclaimed scones master, declared that he is 'off to the kitchen to make some scones'. And I would lie, if I said I was not excited about the prospect of finally trying a lovely, traditional and homemade scone straight from the oven. Well, I wish I could tell you that after what seemed like an eternity in the kitchen, he came back with beautifully risen, puffy and soft scones, ready to be stuffed with all that jam and clotted cream. But what he presented me with, was nowhere near to that description...

This 'scone' was flat as a pancake, and it turns out, it was made out of potatoes. This was definitely not the scone I've had in mind. Turns out, that he made what is called a tatties, traditional Scottish potato scones. And jam and clotted cream do not really go well with it (trust me, I've tried). It wasn't bad, don't get me wrong, but it just wasn't the scone I was hoping for...

After that, I forgot about scones for another couple of years. And then my friend took me out for a cream tea in the one of the nearby garden centres. Fabulous selection of posh sandwiches, biscuits, cakes and scones! And this time, the scones looked like the ones in the movies! I really enjoyed them, and they did live up to my expectations. Strawberry jam and clotted cream were like a combo made in heaven for that bread roll. My curiosity was satisfied, and I felt like a true local now, having tried the classic afternoon tea with all the trimmings.

And once again, after that, I forgot about them. Until earlier this month. I saw the recipe for cheese scones in one of my favourite food magazines, and I knew that I had to try them. But as it is pumpkin season, and my kitchen is bursting with all the squashes and pumpkins (yup, I may have gone a bit OTT at the farmers market, again!), I really wanted to incorporate pumpkin to this recipe. And it did not disappoint! Adding pumpkin will result in a delicious  taste and texture, and it works superb with added cheese. The sweet hints of pumpkin and savoury, slightly salty cheese flavours compliment each other really well in these pumpkin scones. Perfect combination, if you ask me.

So much so, that after making them for the first time earlier this month, I've made 3 other batches over the last few days, and they were all gone within the minutes. What I like about this recipe for pumpkin scones with cheese, is the fact that the whole thing can be prepared, baked and gone within 30 minutes (trust me!). They are stupidly easy to make, and I'm pretty sure, that I will not forget about them for another number of years, like I did with traditional scone...

Pumpkin and cheese scones are meant to be served while still warm, ideally straight from the oven. They taste great on their own, or with a bit of butter. You can also experiment with other fillings for them, like marmite or fig jam, or even soft cheese.

Other pumpkin recipes on the blog:

Roasted Pumpkin Soup

Roasted Vegetable Salad with Millet

Have a great week ahead and enjoy all the pumpkins!

A.