Banana Cinnamon Cream Scones

Yep. That's what we baked yesterday! They are sooo yummy, and the best part is, they sort of make their own glaze, so you don't have another pot to wash. Maybe its just me, but after I bake something, the last thing I want to do is wash a load of dishes.....I just want to eat whatever I've baked! Also, these can easily be "healthified" by reducing the sugar and butter that are poured on top! Since the batter itself has mashed bananas, the amount of butter in that can be reduced as well! Also, you can sub milk for the cream without too much of a taste difference! The banana in this, once again, gives it a nice texture, so the cream isn't entirely necessary! Gotta love it when a recipe can either be made into a decadent artery-clogging dessert or a delicious, healthy breakfast! :D Anyway, here's the decadent dessert-style recipe for you all:
Banana Cream Scones with Cinnamon Sugar Topping

Ingredients:

Scones

• 2 3/4 cup flour
• 1 dash salt
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 cup butter (we actually used a lower-fat margarine, because that's more common here.)
• 2/3 cup half and half (milk works too!)
• 2 bananas, mashed (if you want to really reduce the butter, add another banana and you could get away with 1/4 to 1/3 cup butter)

 Topping (optional)

• 1/2 to 1 cup sugar
• 1 to 2 T cinnamon
• 2 T butter, melted

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 F. Combine all dry ingredients in a medium sized bowl. Cut the butter in until the mixture resembles dry crumbs. In another, larger bowl, combine the mashed bananas and the cream and mix well. Add dry ingredients to wet, mix until just combined. Roll out, cut into desired shapes, and place on baking sheet. If you want the topping, now drizzle your melted butter on top of each scone, and then sprinkle the scones with a mixture of the sugar and cinnamon. Bake for about 15 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean and the bottoms of the scones are golden brown. 

These are sooo yummy!!! We did  some with and some without the topping, and next time, I want to play around with the recipe a little bit to see if I can really "healthify" it!!! :D 

In other news, I received an email about an article on another blog that talks about the possible health benefits of chocolate! If you want, check it out here! There's also a really cool article on running, so check that out too!! :D 

Well, I should probably head out....hope you all have a wonderful day!!!!!!! Do you enjoy "healthifying" recipes???? Personally, I'm trying to make myself step out of my comfort zone food-wise more often, because I am recovering from an eating disorder, and don't want to fall back into that. However, if there's something that I really, really love, but wouldn't be good fuel for every day, I try to tweak the recipe  to make it more nourishing!!!