Ginger-Date Scones

  • Prep 20 min
  • Total 35 min
  • Servings 10

Ingredients

  • 2 1/4 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup cold butter or margarine, cut into 8 pieces
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1/2 cup chopped dates
  • 1/4 cup candied ginger, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon coarse sugar

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 425°F. In medium bowl, mix flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. With pastry blender or pulling 2 table knives in opposite directions, cut in butter until mixture looks like fine crumbs. Stir in buttermilk until dough leaves side of bowl and forms a ball. Stir in dates and ginger.
  • 2
    On ungreased cookie sheet, drop dough by about 1/3 cupfuls about 1 inch apart. Sprinkle with coarse sugar.
  • 3
    Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet. Serve warm.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Scone
Calories
260
Calories from Fat
90
Total Fat
10g
15%
Saturated Fat
6g
31%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
25mg
9%
Sodium
280mg
12%
Potassium
135mg
4%
Total Carbohydrate
38g
13%
Dietary Fiber
1g
6%
Sugars
13g
Protein
4g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
6%
6%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
10%
10%
Iron
8%
8%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
© 2024 ®/TM General Mills All Rights Reserved