This post is inspired by the love of sisters!! Many moons ago Punita ( my sister) and Vinita took a Teapot Trail in the UK. It was about the Tea, the Teapots, the scones, dainty cucumber sandwiches and Love !! Love that creates memories of a lifetime ! Punita is an amazing person. She inspires me with her intensity!
I miss her terribly and these scones have all the love of the Tea pot Trails and more.
Inspired Scones !
Makes 8 scones
2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon , cinnamon powder
2/3 of a medium size banana, mashed
1/8 teaspoon salt
5 Tablespoons butter, chilled, cubed
1/2 teaspoon lemon zest
1/4 cup chia seeds
1/4 cup hemp seeds
1/2 cup milk, low fat
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F!
- In a food processor, add flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon powder. Pulse a few seconds to mix the dry ingredients.
- Add butter, a few chunks at a time and pulse till the mixture resembles cornmeal.
- Add banana and pulse about 4-5 times.
- Add the chia and hemp seeds and lemon zest and pulse a few more times.
- Add milk in a few batches, and pulse a few times.
- Transfer the almost ball of dough to a floured surface.
- Push it together and form a disk! Flatten it to about 1 1/2 inch thickness.
- Cut disk into 8 pieces. Lay them in a sheet pan.
- Bake in preheated oven for 15-18 minutes
Enjoy!!
Notes:
If you do not want to use a food processor, you can work the butter into the flour with fingertips or pastry blender.