Thursday, December 18, 2008


One banana two banana’s, 3 bananas, 4 banana’s! Banana’s are an all round favourite food, comic skit (Banananman), and comedy (Banana Split’s) an oldie but by no means forgotten favourite! Easy to love this hearty and robust starchy fruit, provides a powerful energy hit mid-afternoon.
A delicious addition baked in these banana & double choc muffins or they team perfectly in a super-simple banana cake, serve in pancakes, porridge, ice-cream or try your hand at banana custard (a delicious dessert the kiddies will adore! I did :-)
Could you really live without the ‘best friend’ of all fruits, the humble banana?
Carried in school lunch boxes, handbags, man bags and even gym bags, this robust fruit is a best friend to all. It picks you up when you’re feeling down, is by your side through the good and the bad and can be super sweet even at its worst!
Nutritionally high in potassium and fiber so enjoy a banana a day! Sliced and added to cereal, toast or fruit salad either way makes a great start to the day!
Banana's love being paired with chocolate, caramel, cinnamon, nutmeg, cream, even cumin and curry spices!
Try these quick and easy Banana & double choc muffins anytime of the day...
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 20 minutes for 12-cup & 12 minutes for 24 cup
Makes: 12 large or 48 mini
Keeps: Best served on day of making; wrap individually in plastic wrap and frozen for up to 3 months.

The Ingredients
2 cups (300g) Self raising flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
½ cup (125g) sugar
½ tsp cinnamon
¼ teaspoon nutmeg
¼ cup (40g) white chocolate, chopped
¼ cup (40g) dark chocolate, chopped
2 ripe bananas, mashed
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
1 cup (250ml) milk
65g butter, melted


Lets have some fun
Preheat oven to 180ºC for 15 minutes.
In a medium bowl combine; flour, baking powder, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and half the chocolate. Add banana, egg, vanilla, milk & butter; stir gently until just combined.
Spoon muffin mixture evenly between the 12 cups of the Flexibake muffin & top each muffin with extra chocolate pieces.
Bake for 20 minutes or until lightly browned and cooked through.

Tips
Muffins don’t like to be over mixed, so as a rule of thumb only stir the mixture 15 times.
Enjoy experimenting with banana's & happy cooking,
love amie x

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