Banana Dana Biscuits

Hands-on Time: 10 minutes
Baking Time: 12-15 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Yield: 12-15 biscuits

1. Preheat oven to 400°F
2. Peel and mash the banana.
3. Chop pecans
4. In a medium-size bowl, combine biscuit mix, sugar, and cinnamon.
5. Cut butter into dry ingredients with your hands, a pastry blender or two table knives, until the texture of dry oatmeal. (This can also be done in a food processor but be careful not to over-process. Usually, about 5 pulses will do.)
6. Stir in egg, banana, buttermilk  and pecans.
7. Mix until dough forms a ball. The dough will be soft.
8. Turn out on floured board, sprinkle with flour and knead about four times.
9. Roll or pat to ½ inch thickness. Use a round biscuit cutter or slice squares with a sharp knife.
10. Place biscuits close together on an ungreased baking sheet.
11. Bake 12-15 minutes or until golden brown.