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Ginger-Date Scones

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By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Sep 20, 2010
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Add something savory to your family's breakfast time! Serve delicious scones that are ready in 35 minutes.

Ginger-Date Scones

  • Prep Time 20 min
  • Total 35 min
  • Servings 10
  • Ingredients 10
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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
Make With
Gold Medal Flour

Instructions

  • Step 
    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.
  • Step 
    2
    On ungreased cookie sheet, drop dough by about 1/3 cupfuls about 1 inch apart. Sprinkle with coarse sugar.
  • Step 
    3
    Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet. Serve warm.

Nutrition

260 Calories
10g Total Fat
4g Protein
38g Total Carbohydrate
13g Sugars

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.
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