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Banana Buzz Scones
(recipe source: jocooks.com)

I found this recipe last week and finally made these yesterday for breakfast and they were fantastic! I had never heard of banana and coffee together in a recipe before, but it works! It was like eating banana bread with a kick! LoL

1/3 cup rolled oats
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground ginger
2 tsp maple syrup
2 cups four (white or whole wheat)
4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2 tbsp sugar
1/3 cup butter, cold
2 ripe bananas, mashed
1/4 cup + 2 tbsp milk
1/4 cup strong brewed coffee
1 tsp vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 425 F degrees. Line a sheet with parchment paper.

In a small bowl, stir together oats, cinnamon, ginger, and maple syrup until well combined. Set aside. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. Using a pastry blender or two dinner knives, cut cold butter into flour mixture until it resembles course crumbs.

Whisk together banana, 1/4 cup of the milk, coffee, and vanilla in a small bowl. Pour over flour mixture and, with a fork, gently toss together until a rough dough forms. Don't over mix or the scones will end up being tough and dense. Form into a ball and transfer dough onto a lightly floured work surface.

Flatten ball into a round disk about 1 inch in thickness. Using a sharp knife cut the dough into 8 wedges. Transfer the wedges onto the prepared baking sheet and lightly brush tops with remaining 2 tbsp of milk.

Sprinkle with oat mixture and bake until lightly browned, about 15 to 18 minutes. Transfer scones to wire rack to cool slightly before serving.