A Life Uncommon

Gingerbread Scones with Lemon Glaze

 


Prep Time: 13 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Yield: 8 servings (serving size: 1 scone)

Ingredients

• 2  cups  all-purpose flour
• 1/4  cup  granulated sugar
• 2  teaspoons  baking powder
• 1  teaspoon  ground ginger
• 1  teaspoon  ground cinnamon
• 1/4  teaspoon  salt
• 1/4  teaspoon  ground nutmeg
• 1/3  cup  chilled butter, cut into small pieces
• 1/4  cup  sweetened dried cranberries
• 1/3  cup  1% low-fat milk
• 3  tablespoons  molasses
• Cooking spray
• 1/3  cup  powdered sugar
• 1  tablespoon  fresh lemon juice

Preparation

Preheat oven to 425°.
. Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour and next 6 ingredients in a large bowl; cut in butter with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal. Stir in cranberries. Add milk and molasses, stirring with a fork (mixture will be very crumbly).
. Turn dough out onto an unfloured surface, and knead until dry ingredients are moist. Pat dough into a 7-inch circle; cut into 8 wedges. Place wedges on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Bake at 425° for 10 minutes or until bottoms are lightly browned.
. While scones bake, combine powdered sugar and lemon juice in a small bowl; stir well. Drizzle glaze over warm scones. Serve warm.
Note: Cut scones with a sharp chef 's knife coated with cooking spray.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

265 (27% from fat)

Fat:

8.0g (sat 3.9g)

Protein:

3.7g

Carbohydrate:

45.3g

Fiber:

1.2g

Cholesterol:

20mg

Iron:

2.0mg

Sodium:

258mg

Calcium:

106mg

 

 

 God Morning!

So the day begins with the attic fodder down on the table and into day three of the count down till Christmas. This girl has a date in the attic today. I really must try to get some decorating done.

 We refilled the large 25 and 40 pound buckets of flour and there was a bowl of left over on the counter. I saw myself making scones in my sleep and did so this morning. This to have with my coffee. Strange to make something that I like just for me to have one for coffee this morning. Boy are they good. The recipe altered a bit. Cherries for Cranberries, and Cranberry concentrate for lemon in the frosting. WOW that frosting has a wonderful tart punch it is so good!

 Sewing today and cutting down of Turkeys. I'll post on that later. Have a wonderful Friday.