Banana-Nut Skillet Scones

Title:
Banana-Nut Skillet Scones

Yield:
25 Servings

Categories:
Biscuits/,
Scones/,
Muffins




Ingredients:





     2    Bananas; (very ripe)


     2    Cartons; 6-oz, banana yogurt


 3 1/2 c  All-purpose flour


   3/4 c  Granulated sugar


     1 tb Baking powder


     1 ts Baking soda


   1/4 ts Salt


    10 tb (1 1/4 sticks) Cold Butter;


          -plus more for the skillet


     1 c  Chopped walnuts or pecans






 Mash bananas in small bowl; stir in yogurt and set aside. In a separate


 bowl, stir together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Cut


 in 10 tablespoons butter with pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse


 meal. Add yogurt mixture; stir just until moistened. Stir in nuts. Turn out


 onto well floured surface; knead 3 or 4 times, just until dough holds


 together. Pat into a sqare about 1/2 inch thick. Cut into 2


 1/2-inch-squares (dough will be very soft.)


 


 Heat a large nonstick skillet or griddle over medium heat; lightly butter


 skillet. Use a spatula or turner to lift scones onto griddle; do not crowd.


 Cover and cook until bottoms are lightly browned and tops begin to dry,


 about 4-5 minutes. Turn, add more butter if desired, and cook on other side


 until golden, about 3 minutes Serve warm with butter and honey.


 


 Per serving: 87 Calories; less than one gram Fat (2% calories from fat); 2g


 Protein; 19g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 116mg Sodium


 


 Recipe by: Jack and Mary Billings - St. Louis Post Dispatch


 


 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #1030 by Lisa Minor 
on


 Jan 22, 1998