These scones are high in flavor and low in fat.

3	C	all-purpose flour
1/2	C	packed brown sugar
2	tsp.	baking powder
1/2	tsp.	salt
1/4	tsp.	baking soda
3	tbsp.	butter - chilled
1/4	C	buttermilk
1	tsp.	vanilla extract
2	egg	whites
1	C	banana - mashed
1/2	C	chocolate chips
		vegetable cooking spray
1/3	C	walnuts - coarsely chopped
1	tbsp.	brown sugar

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and baking soda. Cut in butter with a pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Set aside. In a medium bowl, mix buttermilk, vanilla, egg whites and banana. Add wet mixture to dry mixture just until combined. Mix in chocolate chips.

Turn dough out on a lightly floured surface. Knead lightly. Spray a large cookie sheet with vegetable cooking spray. Pat the dough into a 9-inch circle on the cookie sheet. Sprinkle the walnuts and brown sugar over the dough, pressing gently into the dough. Cut the dough into 12 slices. Bake for 20 minutes.