Banana Bread Scones
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Banana Bread Scones
Description
This recipe transforms staple banana bread ingredients into scones by combining flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cold butter into coarse crumbs. Buttermilk, vanilla, and mashed bananas form the wet base to bind the dough, which is lightly sticky and tender. The addition of mini chocolate chips is optional for extra sweetness and texture. After shaping into circles and slicing into wedges, the scones bake until golden and slightly crisp on the outside while remaining soft inside.
The brown butter glaze, made by whisking browned butter with powdered sugar, vanilla, and milk, adds a glossy and flavorful finish that complements the cinnamon and banana notes. This pairing gives a rich mouthfeel and sweet contrast to the scones' subtle tartness from the buttermilk.
Banana Bread Scones suit a morning treat alongside coffee or tea and work well as on-the-go snacks. The recipe recommends careful mixing and handling to keep the butter pieces intact for flakiness and suggests using floured hands and surfaces to manage the stickier dough.
Ingredients
- 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup brown sugar loosely packed
- 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cups butter cut into pieces, cold unsalted
- 2/3 cup buttermilk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 banana mashed, ripe
- 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips if desired
brown butter glaze
- 1/4 cup butter brown
- 1/2-3/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 tablespoons milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, soda, salt and cinnamon until combined. Add butter and using your fingers, a fork or a pastry blender mix it together and combine until the butter forms coarse little crumbs. I usually take a full 2-3 minutes and do this with my fingers.
- Make a well in the center and add in buttermilk, vanilla extract and bananas. Mix with a large spoon until a dough forms and comes together – it might be sticky! Add in chocolate chips if desired. Just make sure your hands are floured and so is your work surface. Divide the dough in half and pat it into 6-inch circles on the floured surface. Cut into 6 or 8 wedges, then place on a baking sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes. Top with glaze and serve!
brown butter glaze
- In a large bowl combine brown butter, vanilla extract and powdered sugar. Whisk until the mixture comes together then add in 1 tablespoon of milk, continuing to mix. I always stir my glazes for a good 3-4 minutes so they really come together. If it still doesn’t appear glaze-like, add in milk 1/2 tablespoon at a time and mix again. Don’t worry if it becomes too liquidy – just add a tiny bit of powdered sugar until you get the desired consistency.
Notes
- Work quickly when blending butter into flour to maintain a flaky texture.
- The dough may be sticky; flour hands and surfaces to handle easily.
- Chocolate chips are optional but add tasty bursts of sweetness.
- Brown butter enhances the glaze with a rich, nutty flavor.
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