Savoury Banana Drop Scones with Creamed Cheese and Chives

Ingredients

For the topping

• 200g cream cheese
• 2-3 tbsp full-fat milk
• A handful chives chopped

For the banana drop scones

• 2 large, very green, bananas, peeled and mashed
• 25g onion, very finely chopped
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• A pinch of dry oregano
• A pinch of dry thyme
• A pinch of salt and pepper
• 1 free-range egg beaten
• 2 tbsp oil for frying

To garnish

• A few extra chives chopped

Method

1. To make the topping: Mix together the cream cheese with the chopped chives and a little milk, until it forms a thick pouring consistency.
2. To make the scones: Mix together the remaining ingredients, except the oil, to make the scone mixture.
3. Heat the oil in a frying pan. Drop a spoonful of 1⁄8 of the mixture into the pan and fry until set. Turn over and cook on the other side then set aside to cook the next drop scone. Repeat for all 8 drop scones.
4. Serve the drop scones hot with lashings of the cream cheese and chive topping, plus a few extra chives sprinkled on top for garnish.