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Scones are different from buns and cookies.
These scones are soft and spongy, served with whipped cream or jams.
To make a perfect scone , it should have a crisp exterior which looks alike a small bun, light and fluffy interior texture with rich butter flavor.
I had decided to challenge myself with a new taste, a new recipe that I had found in one of my old recipe book, Banana Scones, sweet and nutritious.
I got some spotty black brown bananas in the kitchen, decided not to discard them.
It would be a waste to discard food that still can be consume.
Spotty bananas make a wonderful combination with cakes, muffins and fruity shakes but not with salads.
There are many ways you can serve scones.
The common ones are :
Just split those freshly baked scones into halves, fill in the space lightly with your desired flavor.
In addition, you can make a huge batch of scone batter, freeze up the unused batter without the banana slices.
Thaw them an hour before popping them into the oven for a quick breakfast or snack.
You will need 200g of banana puree which is approximately 2 medium size bananas, mashed with the back of a stainless steel spoon.
Alternatively, you could blend the bananas in a food processor too.
An extra banana to make top decorations of the scones with slices of round bananas, slightly burnt its allright.
These scones became a hit when my son brought a few of them to school and shared with his classmates.
Do try this Banana Scone recipe out and enjoy with a cup of coffee or tea.
Preheat oven
In a mixing bowl, sift flour and baking powder.
Combine with sugar.
Run in butter with fingertips until the mixture turns into coarse meal ( like brittle cookies )
Add in the banana puree and beaten egg, stir with a fork.
Mix until soft dough is formed.
Knead the dough with your fingers on the floured surface ( I scattered some flour onto the chopping board and transfer the dough on top )
Scoop out 1 tbsp of dough, shape it in the middle of your palm into a small marble and lightly flatten the top.
Place it on the lightly grease baking tray or baking paper ( grease with a little butter ).
Decorate each with 1 slice of banana.
Glaze with egg wash.
Bake for 15-20 min.
In a tray, you can fit in approximately 20 scones, depending on the size.
Alternatively, you can use a round cookie cutter to stamp out the shape.
Tips:
You can replace plain flour with Self Raising flour minus the baking powder
You can replace castor sugar with 2 tbsp of brown sugar or honey
If the inner texture is still wet or damp, further bake for another 10 minutes.
Leave them in the oven for another 10 minutes to set.
What else do you do with spotty bananas that looks rotten but still edible?
Share with me your ideas.
Photos belonged to peachpurple
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I've made corn-based, gluten-free banana muffins and fritters, even a banana-chocolate-chip flapjack (it came out like cake cooked on the stove top), and a decadent, disgusting rice-and-potato-flour banana-chocolate "pudding."
We've had that banana "ice cream," which I didn't much care for. I prefer to make banana bread or muffins instead.