Banana Scones (Fiji Islands)

World-Bites (35) / Banana Scones

Fijian food has a wonderful mix of the spicy curries that are influenced by the Indian people and the coconut, fish, sweet potato, cassava, bananas and other vegetables that the Fijians bring to the culture. Over time this food has developed and evolved to the current mix of flavors we experience now. Banana scones are a very popular snack for parties and school lunches.

Ingredients

* 2 cups flour
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 3 teaspoons baking powder
* 2 tablespoons butter, melted
* 1/4 cup mashed banana
* 1/4 cup sugar
* 1 egg
* 2 tablespoons


Directions

1. Sift flour, salt and baking powder together and out in bowl

2. Beat egg and combine with milk, melted butter, sugar and banana.

3. Stir the egg-banana mixture into a hollow in the middle of the flour. Mix the flour and banana with a fork.

4. When all the flour is mixed in, put table spoons of the scone mixture on a greased baking tray and bake in a hot oven till brown - about 15 minutes.

This mixture could also be made into fried scones or cooked on a greased roti iron.