Banana Nut Chocolate Chip Scones Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400.
• In large mixing bowl,combine flour,sugar,baking powder& soda& salt.
• Cut in butter with a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal,& set aside, In medium bowl,mix buttermilk,vanilla extract,egg whites& the banana.
• Add to dry mixture just until combined,blend in the chocolate chips.
• Place dough on lightly floured surface,& knead lightly.
• Spray large cookie sheet with cooking spray.
• Pat dough into a 9-inch circle on the cookie sheet.
• Sprinkle the nuts& brown sugar over dough,and gently press into dough.
• Cut dough into 12 slices.
• Bake 20 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a cookie sheet.
• Place bananas in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until mashed. Add brown sugar, yogurt, egg, and vanilla, beating until smooth. Add cinnamon, baking powder, and salt, beating to combine. Add flour, 1 cup at a time, beating just until combined after each addition. Do not overmix.
• Grate chilled butter into batter using a cheese grater. Beat to combine. Fold in walnuts using a rubber spatula. Drop batter by generous 1/4 cupfuls onto the prepared cookie sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges and tops of scones are golden and a toothpick inserted in the center of a scone comes out with only crumbs, 17 to 20 minutes.
• When scones have a few minutes left in the oven, combine maple syrup and butter for glaze in a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook until butter melts completely; do not boil. Remove from heat. Add just enough confectioners' sugar, whisking in a small amount at a time, to reach desired consistency for glaze.
• Drizzle glaze over scones using a spoon or whisk.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Combine the first 5 ingredients in bowl.
• Cut in the butter until the size of peas.
• Add the yogurt or sour cream, egg yolk, bananas and chocolate chips.
• Combine into ball. Flour a surface and knead gently until it comes together.
• Grease a cookie sheet. Place ball in centre of sheet and pat down to form a disk, about 2 1/2 inches high (approx).
• Cut dough in half and then in half the other way (now you have 4 pieces. Now repeat again. So now you have 8 triangles.
• Pull trianges out from each other so they are not touching too much. This will give you lots of nice crust.
• Bake for about 20 minutes. Time depends on how thick you made the scones. To test for doneness -- check the centres where they touch. If firm, they should be done.
• For Chocolate Glaze:.
• When scones are done, put some mini choco chips on top of the scones. Leave for 5 minutes, then spread over top.
• OR.
• For Chocolate Cream Cheese:.
• Heat chocolate and cream until chocolate is melted.
• Cool to room temperature.
• Stir into whipped cream cheese.
• Serve along side scones. YUMMY!

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400.
• Mix dry ingredients together (oatmeal, flours, baking powder, cinnamon). Stir oil into dry ingredients well. Add cinnamon chips and walnuts and stir. In a clear measuring cup, add mashed banana, milk to 3/4 cup (banana plus milk should equal 3/4 cup), and vanilla. Combine wet and dry ingredients; stir until the dry ingredients are damp.
• Drop dough onto parchment paper lined or greased baking sheet, and form into a 5" diameter circle. Cut into four triangles - it's ok to leave them in a circle. Sprinkle with oats and sugar.
• Bake at 400 for 20 minutes, until lightly browned.