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Pear-Ginger Scones

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Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Jan 9, 2009
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Coffee shop sweet scones strut fresh chunks of pear, a pinch of ginger and a punch of high-fiber cereal.

Pear-Ginger Scones

  • Prep Time 10 min
  • Total 30 min
  • Servings 12
  • Ingredients 9
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Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup Fiber One™ original bran cereal
  • 1 1/2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/3 cup cold butter or margarine
  • 1/2 cup chopped pear
  • 2 egg whites, beaten
  • 4 to 5 tablespoons milk
Make With
Gold Medal Flour

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 400°F. Place cereal in resealable food-storage plastic bag; seal bag and crush with rolling pin or meat mallet (or crush in food processor).
  • Step 
    2
    In medium bowl, stir together flour, sugar, baking powder and ginger. Cut in butter with fork until mixture looks like fine crumbs. Stir in cereal. Stir in pear, egg whites and just enough milk so dough leaves side of bowl.
  • Step 
    3
    Place dough on lightly floured surface. Knead lightly 10 times. With rolling pin, roll dough 1/2 inch thick. Cut dough with 3-inch cutter dipped in flour. (Or roll dough into round, 1/2 inch thick, and cut into 12 wedges with knife dipped in flour.) Place about 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Brush with milk.
  • Step 
    4
    Bake about 16 minutes or until golden. Immediately remove from cookie sheet; serve warm.

Nutrition

150 Calories
6g Total Fat
3g Protein
22g Total Carbohydrate
7g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Scone
Calories
150
Calories from Fat
50
Total Fat
6g
8%
Saturated Fat
3 1/2g
17%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
15mg
5%
Sodium
160mg
7%
Potassium
65mg
2%
Total Carbohydrate
22g
7%
Dietary Fiber
2g
10%
Sugars
7g
Protein
3g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
4%
4%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
8%
8%
Iron
8%
8%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 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; 1 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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