Toasted pecans lend rich flavor to these banana bread scones. A caramel drizzle adds a sweet finishing touch.
Pecan-Banana Bread Scones
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 50 min
- Servings 8
- Ingredients 10
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup cold butter or margarine
- 3/4 cup chopped pecans, toasted
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 cup mashed bananas (2 medium)
- 1/2 cup canned dulce de leche (caramelized sweetened condensed milk)

Make With
Gold Medal Flour
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 400°F. Line cookie sheet with cooking parchment paper.
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Step2In large bowl, mix flour, brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Cut in butter, using pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through ingredients in opposite directions), until mixture looks like coarse crumbs. Stir in 1/2 cup of the pecans. Stir in sour cream and bananas until soft dough forms.
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Step3On lightly floured surface, knead dough lightly 5 times. On cookie sheet, press dough with floured hands to 8-inch round. Cut into 8 wedges, but do not separate.
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Step4Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack; carefully separate wedges.
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Step5In small microwavable bowl, microwave dulce de leche on High 30 seconds or until pourable. Drizzle over scones. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup pecans. Serve warm.
Nutrition
453
Calories
23g
Total Fat
7g
Protein
57g
Total Carbohydrate
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 453
- Total Fat
- 23g
- 0%
- Saturated Fat
- 10g
- 0%
- Sodium
- 429mg
- 0%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 57g
- 0%
- Dietary Fiber
- 3g
- 0%
- Protein
- 7g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 1/2 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 4 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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