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Cinnamon-filled Banana Bread Scones

March 8, 2013 by Audra 25 Comments

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Though I may not be the biggest fan of breakfast, (I’m getting better,) I’ve never failed to express my love for brunch. I feel like loving brunch is a must while living in New York- as “brunching” on the weekends is something we New Yorkers can’t get enough of. Unlimited mimosas or bloody marys? Eggs Benedict? All before 1 PM? Yes please! Though I can’t always get behind eating the moment I wake up, I’m always into eating around noon.

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I found myself pretty hungry a couple weekends ago- at noon- with nothing in mind to bake, but a bunch of ripe bananas dying to be used. I had the idea for banana scones, wondering if I could find a good recipe fast enough to be eating them within minutes. Luckily for me, I discovered what seemed to be a lovely recipe from Heather Christo Cooks. I made a few tweaks, and decided that a gooey cinnamon filling sounded kinda amazing, so added that as well.

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I made my scones pretty huge, and actually ended up cutting them into smaller wedges later, so I could freeze them for perfect snack-sized portions. As you may have noticed- I’m really into freezing leftovers for times that I can’t give them away. It works great! (I’m planning on making these again for Easter brunch, and I doubt I’ll be having any leftovers that time.)

The bananas keep the texture of these scones super soft and tender, not at all like stereotypical “rock hard” scones. They were just as good right out of the oven as they were a few days later thawed from the freezer! Plus- Andy (who has tried everything I’ve ever made) claimed these scones were his all-time favorite…that’s saying something right?

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PS- I’m all signed up and ready for my macaron baking class in Paris! I’ll be learning the art of macaron-age in just a short week! I’m so excited to learn a lot and share it all with you when I get back!!

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Cinnamon-filled Banana Bread Scones
Cook time:  12 mins
Total time:  12 mins
Yield: 6-8 large scones
 
Ingredients
Scones:
  • 2 cups flour
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • 8 tablespoons cold butter, cut into small pieces
  • ½ cup mashed banana
  • 3 T buttermilk
  • 1 egg, beaten
Filling:
  • 3 tablespoons butter- melted
  • ⅔ cup brown sugar
  • 1½ tablespoons ground cinnamon
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees, and prepare a sheet pan with a silpat or parchment paper.
  2. In the bowl of a food processor, combine the dry ingredients. Add in the cold butter and pulse until crumbly. (Butter pieces should be pea-sized)
  3. In a glass measuring cup combine the buttermilk, banana and egg and mix them together well with a fork. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and pulse in short bursts until the dough comes together.
  4. Turn dough out onto a floured surface and gently form into two equal discs. Spread the cinnamon mixture onto one disk, and place the other on top.
  5. Carefully cut the dough into wedges and transfer to cookie sheet.
  6. Bake the scones at 400 degrees for 10-12 minutes. Enjoy warm.
For filling:
  1. Stir together the melted butter, brown sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl.
Notes
Recipe adapted from Heather Christo Cooks
3.5.3251

 

Filed Under: Breakfast, Recipes, Scones Tagged With: Banana, Cinnamon

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  1. Maria says

    March 8, 2013 at 9:52 am

    What a great breakfast treat!

    Reply
  2. Annie @ Annie's Noms says

    March 8, 2013 at 9:53 am

    Wow these look amazing, I’ve never thought to try banana scones and I used to make scones every week in an array of flavours! I’ve also never tried banana and cinnamon together so I definitely need to make these soon! :)

    Reply
  3. Annie @ Annie's City Kitchen says

    March 8, 2013 at 11:11 am

    Omg, I pinned this immediately. I think it must be a guy thing but my boyfriend LOVES banana bread or banana muffins so I have a feeling he’ll love this too. So excited to try it.

    Good choice on the macaron class!

    Reply
  4. Anne @The Cooking Campaign says

    March 8, 2013 at 11:26 am

    1) I love Paris and would love to take a cooking class. Enjoy it! 2) These look amazing! I know what i’m using my last banana for :)

    Reply
  5. Elizabeth @ Confessions of a Baking Queen says

    March 8, 2013 at 12:15 pm

    Yum! Me and my mom are actually in the process of making 100 scones this morning for an event this weekend! The cinnamon filling looks spectacular! I love brunching in NYC a few months ago we tried to go to Alices Tea Cup for brunch but got there at 1:30 and the wait was still 1 1/2- 2 hours :( How exciting you are taking a class in Paris! I was looking into classes for the summer time. May I aks where you are taking your class?

    Reply
    • Audra says

      March 9, 2013 at 2:12 am

      Hey Elizabeth! The class is through a school called “Cooking with Class” :)

      Reply
  6. [email protected]! says

    March 8, 2013 at 1:36 pm

    Eat ice cream @ sunset @ the Eiffel Tower in time for the lighting,
    Look for waffles liege waffles & brioche Suisse, have a lazy, dinner in Montmatre, and
    hide me in your suitcase!

    Reply
  7. Rosie @ Blueberry Kitchen says

    March 8, 2013 at 1:49 pm

    Oh yum these look so good! Love the look of the gooey filling!

    Reply
  8. Cassie | Bake Your Day says

    March 8, 2013 at 2:42 pm

    I’m totally in love with this filling. I love scones!

    Reply
  9. tara says

    March 8, 2013 at 2:50 pm

    I hate hard breakfast scones, so I will have to try these!

    SO EXCITED FOR YOU!!! That is awesome you are taking that class!!!

    Reply
  10. Katrina @ In Katrina's Kitchen says

    March 8, 2013 at 3:50 pm

    I cannot get over these!! Gorgeous!

    Reply
  11. Karen says

    March 8, 2013 at 3:57 pm

    Lucky you! I can’t wait to hear all about your class. In the meantime, thanks for the scones!

    Reply
  12. Jennie @themessybakerblog says

    March 8, 2013 at 4:05 pm

    I have never seen a more delicious scone. These look wonderful!

    Reply
  13. Gloria @ Simply Gloria says

    March 8, 2013 at 10:57 pm

    That is a great idea to serve these for Easter!

    Reply
  14. Wendy says

    March 9, 2013 at 10:10 am

    Oh, Audra! I need the smell of these baking in my house soon! The thought of the warm banana and cinnamon has my mouth watering. Thanks!

    Reply
  15. Lauren at Keep It Sweet says

    March 9, 2013 at 1:41 pm

    These look even better than that amazing pumpkin scone we had at Alice’s! LOVE this!

    Reply
    • Audra says

      March 9, 2013 at 11:31 pm

      Tough comparison- that one is pretty amazing too :)

      Reply
  16. Carolyn says

    March 9, 2013 at 2:01 pm

    I’m really enjoying your blog. It’s become one of my top 3 favourites!

    Reply
    • Audra says

      March 9, 2013 at 2:27 pm

      Thank you so much Carolyn :)

      Reply
  17. Tracey says

    March 10, 2013 at 5:21 pm

    You seriously can’t go wrong with a cinnamon filling – these look amazing!! I wish I’d had a few to enjoy earlier this morning :)

    Reply
  18. betsy says

    March 20, 2013 at 2:54 pm

    I made these this morning, cut them a bit smaller so they made 12 small ones, and some of the tops slipped off during baking but easily were placed back after (just put in case others experience it). They were amazing!!!!! I added a little bit of cinnamon glaze on top. mmmmmm…….thanks for the recipe, it was so easy and amaaaaazing!

    Reply
  19. Melanie Simmerman says

    March 23, 2013 at 5:55 pm

    I made these today and my husband, after sneaking eating one, said, “This is the best snacky thingy you have made yet!” I guess our husbands agree :)
    If the weather was better in Paris right now i would suggest a picnic on the Champs De Mars, but you will just have to save that for next time!

    Reply
  20. Tracy says

    August 18, 2013 at 1:42 pm

    First, let me say, I love your blog! So many fun and tasty recipes! These scones look incredible, but all I ended up with was a sticky mess (a tasty one, however!). My surface was floured, as were my hands. Followed the recipe as written. Any thoughts of what could have gone wrong? Should I add more flour to the dough next time? Thanks for any help!

    Reply
    • Audra says

      August 19, 2013 at 1:41 pm

      Hey Tracy! I’m so sorry you had a hard time with the dough- it sounds like it was too wet to me. Next time I’d gradually sprinkled in more flour until it’s more workable :)

      Reply
      • Sara says

        September 24, 2014 at 7:21 pm

        I had the same problem!

        Reply

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