Banana Chocolate Chip Scones recipe

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Ingredients

2 cups flour (light measure)

1/2 cup plus 3 Tablespoons sugar

1 Tablespoon baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup chocolate chips

1/2 cup butter, cubed

1 large very ripe banana, mashed

3/4 cup heavy cream

1 large egg

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 425. Mix flour with 1/3 cup sugar, baking powder, salt, and chocolate chips. Cut in butter. In a small bowl, whisk cream and egg until frothy, mix in mashed banana, then pour in center of flour all at once. Mix just until flour disappears and a soft dough forms. Spread in a circle on a greased cookie sheet, or spread in round 8″ or 9″ cake pan greased. Sprinkle with remaining 3 tablespoons sugar and bake about 15-17 minutes, until golden brown. Cut in wedges and serve warm.