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Chocolate Chip Banana Scones

Kayla Castle • Feb 22, 2021

What happens when you combine scones + banana bread ? 
Great things!

I use to think baking scones from scratch would be so difficult. It’s not! The key is to have cold butter and grate it using a grater. Stick the stick of butter in freezer at least 30 minutes before baking, for best results. This makes the butter small and much more manageable to incorporate into the dry ingredients. I always say this but I love baking with bananas. Adds a nice sweet flavor you can’t beat. 
Note: If you don’t have a scone pan, you can create 8 scones on a parchment paper prepared baking sheet. 

Recipe

Ingredients:

2 cups Spelt flour ( all-purpose, WWW, GF all-purpose and oat flour, will work also)
1/4 cup sugar 
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup cold unsalted butter, grated 
1/2 cup half & half
1 teaspoon vanilla extract 
2 bananas, mashed
1 cup chocolate chips 
Method:
1.) Preheat oven to 375F, lightly spray cooking spray on scone pan. No scone pan? No worries, see note above how to make without scone pan. 
2.) In a large bowl combine the spelt flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. 
3.) Get your the grater (cheese grater) and cold butter. Grate butter over the dry mixture.
4.) Using your hands incorporate the butter in to the dry ingredients. Smushing the butter through your fingers into dry. 
5.) Next create a well adding all the wet ingredients in the center of well. Using rubber spatula slowly mix till combined. A wet dough will form. Next sprinkle in chocolate chip, stirring until combined.
6.) Evenly distribute scone batter in prepared pan. 
7.) Bake for 25-30 minutes. Let rest 5 minutes in pan. 

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