BANANAS FOSTER SCONES

This is an old recipe and photo from Sweet Pea's Kitchen.

2 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided
1/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 strip lemon zest (1 inch long by about 1/2 inch wide)
1 large, firm, ripe bananas, peeled and halved lengthwise and then halved crosswise
2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
5 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/4-inch cubes
1 cup heavy cream
1 cup plus 3 tablespoons powdered sugar
2 tablespoons dark rum*

 

Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a heavy-bottomed 12-inch skillet over medium heat. Add the brown sugar, cinnamon, and lemon zest; stir to dissolve the sugar, about 1 minute. (If the heat is too high, the butter and sugar will separate instead of combining to form a sauce.)
Add the bananas and spoon some sauce over each piece. Cook until the bananas are glossy and golden on the bottom, about 1 1/2 minutes. Turn the bananas and continue cooking until very soft but not mushy or falling apart, about 1 1/2 minutes longer. Remove from heat, discard the lemon zest, mash the bananas and set aside to cool completely (you should have about ½ cup).
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper; set aside.
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, stir together the flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. Add the 5 tablespoons of cold butter and toss with a fork to coat with the flour mixture. Mix on medium-low speed until the texture resembles coarse cornmeal, with the butter pieces no larger than small peas.
In a separate bowl, whisk together the banana mixture and heavy cream. Fold wet ingredients into dry ingredients and form the dough into a ball. With lightly floured hands press dough into a 8-inch round. With a sharp knife or pizza cutter, cut the dough into 8 wedges.
Place wedges on the prepared baking sheet and bake in preheated oven 12 to 15 minutes or until tops of scones are a light brown. Transfer to a wire rack for at least 10 minutes before glazing.
While the scones are cooling, make rum glaze. In a small bowl whisk together powdered sugar and rum until smooth. Drizzle glaze over scones and serve.

*If you do not want to use rum you can use cream with a few drops of two of rum extract.