• 2 cups flour
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons shortening
• 3/4 cup cream
• 1 egg
• 1 Banana
• 1 cup small semisweet chocolate chips

1. Directions:
2. 1. Heat oven to 375 degrees.
3. 2. In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, chocolate chips, salt and sugar. Mix well.
4. 3. Cut in butter and shortening.
5. 4. Crush 1/2 cup pomegranate seeds to get juice.
6. 5. In a separate bowl, combine cream with beaten egg and pomegranate juice then add to dry ingredients.
7. 6. Turn dough out onto a floured surface. Roll dough out and cut into biscuit size rounds.
8. 7. Bake for 15 minutes or until brown.

I created this recipe and originally meant for it to be Pomegranate Chip Scones but unfortunately pomegranate was out of season, however, the banana turned out very nice and moist.