Banana Bread

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Ingredients

3 ripe bananas
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup soft butter
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1/4 tsp vanilla
1 tbsp milk
1 cup chopped walnuts
1/3 cup dark chocolate chips


Steps

  1. Peel the bananas, throw them in a bowl and mash with a potato masher and set aside
  2. Get the dry ingredients ready by adding to a clean bowl the flour, salt, baking powder and bking soda. Wisk vigorously to combine all ingredients and break up any chunks
  3. In a clean bowl, cream the sugar and butter using a spatula until it's light and soft and creamy
  4. Add the banana mixture to the creamed butter and wisk that in until combined
  5. Whip in 2 eggs, one at a time. Add the vanilla and milk and stir
  6. Add the chopped walnuts into the mixture and the chocolate chips
  7. Finally, add the dry ingredients and mix everything with a spatula (using a folding motion) until the flour is just about disappeared
  8. Transfer the batter into a lightly oiled loaf pan. Tap the pan down to get rid of any bubbles. Put in a preheated 325 F oven for 1 hour / 1 hour and 10 minutes
  9. Let it sit for 10-15 minutes and unmould

Passionfruit and caramelised banana tarts

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Ingredients

all-butter puff pastry (500g)
caster sugar to sprinkle

Passion Fruit Curd:
caster sugar (175g)
5 large egg yolks
sieved passion fruit puree (80ml - about 5 large passion fruit)
unsalted butter (100g)

Caramelised Bananas:
3 medium ripe bananas
knob of unsalted butter (30g)
handful of light brown sugar (30g)


Steps

  1. place the sugar, egg yolks and passion fruit puree into a medium pan set over medium heat to start the curd.
  2. whisk the mixture constantly until the curd thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon.
  3. take the pan off the heat and allow to cool for five minutes then add in the butter, stirring to combine.
  4. pour the curd into a jar and chill in the fridge until needed.
  5. peel and and dice the bananas.
  6. place the butter and sugar into a medium frying pan and cook over medium heat until the butter is melted and the sugar is dissolved.
  7. add the bananas and cook for a couple of minutes.
  8. transfer the bananas into a bowl and set aside.
  9. preheat the oven to 200ºC and lightly grease a 12-cup muffin pan.
  10. sprinkle the work surface with a little caster sugar and roll out of the puff pastry so that it is about 2mm thick.
  11. cut out 12 10cm rounds of pastry and press these into the prepared pan, chill in the fridge for 15 minutes.
  12. prick the base of each tart with a fork and line with a piece of parchment paper, weighing down with baking beans or rice.
  13. bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes, then remove the parchment and beans and bake for a further 5-8 minutes or until golden.
  14. half fill the cooled tartlets with caramelised bananas and top with passion fruit curd. sprinkle the tarts with a layer of caster sugar and, using a blowtorch, caramelise the sugar. (These tarts are perfect eaten straight away but i prefer them after they have chilled for a few hours.)