Apricot ginger scones

8 scones

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
3¼ cup Flour, all purpose
⅓ cup Sugar
2½ teaspoon Baking powder
½ teaspoon Baking soda
½ teaspoon Salt
¾ cup Dried apricots, diced (4oz)
⅓ cup Crystalized ginger, diced 2 oz
1 teaspoon Lemon peel, grated
1 cup Buttermilk

Directions

In a food processor or large bowl, whirl or mix together flour, sugar, baking powder, soda, and salt. Add butter; wirl or rub with fingersuntil coarse crumbs form. If using a food processor, add apricots, ginger, and peel; pulse until just blended. Otherwise, stir them into flour mixture. Add buttermilk and whirl or stir just until evenly moistened.

Scrape dough onto a floured board and knead about 6 turns or until dough holds together. On a 12x15 inch lightly greased baking sheet, pat dough into an oval about 7x12 inches. With a floured knife, cut diagonal lines through dough, forming 8 or 9 triangles.

Bake in a 400 degree oven until golden brown, about 25 minutes.

Break along scores to serve. Makes 8 or 9.

Per serving: 393 cal. (37 percent from fat); 6⅕ g protein; 16 g fat (9.9 g sat.); 57 g carbo.; 520 mg sodium; 43 mg chol.

Submitted By GENE KREMER On 12-26-94

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