Date-And-Maple Scones

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup chilled stick margarine, cut into small pieces
• 1/2 cup chopped pitted dates
• 1/2 cup 1% low-fat milk
• 3 tablespoons maple syrup
• Cooking spray

1. Preheat oven to 400u0b0.
2. Combine first 5 ingredients in a bowl; cut in margarine with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add dates; toss well. Combine milk and syrup. Add to flour mixture, stirring just until moist.
3. Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface; knead 4 or 5 times. Pat dough into an 8-inch circle on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Cut dough into 12 wedges, cutting into, but not through, dough.
4. Bake at 400u0b0 for 15 minutes or until golden. Serve warm.

flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, margarine, dates, milk, maple syrup, cooking spray

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/date-and-maple-scones (may not work)