Banana Bread Scones with a Brown Butter Glaze

This is my first post and first month participating in the Leftovers Club. The club is a way to connect food bloggers by sharing recipes and treats.

My partner was Heather at Sugar Dish Me. Heather has lots of tasty looking recipes on her blog. I am dying to try the recipe for Chocolate Kahula Cookies with a Cafe au Lait Frosting.

I tried a recipe that was new to me, but is one I will be trying again soon- Banana Bread Scones with a Brown Butter Glaze. These were just as delicious as the they look! The texture was a mix between a regular scone and banana bread. And that glaze…. you will just have to trust me that it was divine. I added chocolate chips to half the batch so I could decide which I preferred. Both ways were really yummy. You really can’t go wrong. I hope you enjoyed them Heather!

Recipe from How Sweet It Is

Ingredients:

scone

• 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup loosely packed brown sugar
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cups cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces
• 2/3 cup buttermilk (I used almond milk)
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 ripe bananas, mashed
• 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips, if desired (of course!)

brown butter glaze

• 1/4 cup brown butter
• 1/2-3/4 cup powdered sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 tablespoons milk

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.

2. 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.

3. 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
1. 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.

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