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The Banana and Biscuit Dilemma (Recipe: Banana Buttermilk Biscuits)

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What’s a mom to do? You have one kid who wants buttermilk biscuits for breakfast. Another kiddo wants banana muffins for breakfast. One, doesn’t care what you have as long as she gets to nibble on the dough…

What I decided to do was give my kids the best of both worlds. Plenty of dough to nibble on but it wouldn’t be regular banana muffin dough or buttermilk biscuit dough. I decided to combine the two and make Banana Buttermilk Biscuits. I wasn’t sure if it was going to work or not, but it did work…and it worked so well that neither kid wants me to make plain old buttermilk biscuits again or boring old banana muffins. They both want me to keep a hold of this recipe for Banana Buttermilk Biscuits and make it as often as I can!

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Banana Buttermilk Biscuits

Banana Buttermilk Biscuits
Author Dine & Dish

Ingredients

  • 2 1/4 cups flour
  • 1 Tablespoon sugar
  • 2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 3/4 cup buttermilk or use this substitution, which is what I always do
  • 1/2 cup banana mashed
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400° F
  • Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Cut in butter until crumbly.
  • Slowly add buttermilk, mashed banana and vanilla and stir to moisten.
  • Pat out dough on a well floured bread board until approximately 1 inch thick. Do not overwork dough. If dough is too moist, slowly need in a bit more flour until workable.
  • Using a floured biscuit cutter, cut out dough and place on a greased baking sheet.
  • Bake for 15 minutes or until a nice, light golden brown. Serve warm with butter and honey.

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Comments

  7. susan says

    banana buttermilk biscuits – does it really get any better than that??? i don’t even like bananas and I want one of these! have a great weekend!

  10. Kim says

    Wow! This seems so simple and delicious! I am working on some banana bread right now, if I had seen this recipe before I used up my bananas (and had some buttermilk on hand) I DEFINITELY would have made these. Next time for sure!

  11. Kim says

    Whoops – just saw your buttermilk substitution! I totally have lemons on hand! Well, now I DEFINITELY will try making these!

  14. Brenda @ a farmgirl's dabbles says

    What a delicious dilemma!! I know this recipe would go over very well at my house, as we all love biscuits, muffins, and bananas. And I refuse to throw out overripe bananas, so it’s nice to be able to change it up a bit from our usual banana muffins. Thanks!

  22. Nancy @SensitivePantry says

    Kristen – ingenious! You are not only a creative cook but a great mom. I would have never thought to combine the two–buttermilk biscuits and banana muffins–but now that you have I find myself just having to have one. They sound amazing.

  26. The Lucky Wife says

    This sounds so interesting and definitely different and creative, which we love trying unique recipes. Your children are blessed to have a mom who can improvise so well in the kitchen! Thankfully, I married The Chef… or mine would be stuck with plain and boring…

  28. Sarah @ Mum In Bloom says

    If I wasn’t outta flour, I’d go make these right now. I’m anxiously awaiting my monthly Azure order 🙁
    What a deliciously simple idea! I’ll link back when I make these. Lovely photos as always 🙂

  30. Jamie | My Baking Addiction says

    You had me at biscuit…throw in some bananas, now I am smitten! Seems like these are a definite keeper!

  31. What2Cook says

    Mmm mmm mmm these sound so good. I think I am going to make some next time we do breakfast for dinner. I’m thinking maybe adding some blueberries in there too.

  33. dak0 says

    That’s the Way (I Like It) – like in the song of KC and The Bang long long time ago :).
    Really genius. Your kids are very lucky.

  41. Sonya says

    I made these yesterday and WOW are they delicious! we enjoyed these with honey and peanut butter. Thank you so much for a fantastic recipe!

  42. Kim says

    I made this this morning and added pecans to the mix then sprinkled cinnamon on top baked them up. I also added cinnamon to the honey butter so tasty good hubby and granddaughters loved them

  43. Kimmie says

    I made these with pecans in them dusted them with cinnamon and also added cinnamon to the honey butter it was a hit!

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