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Homemade Banana Nut Granola is easy to make & healthy too! Oats are combined with bananas,nuts & chia seeds then sweetened with honey for a delicious treat.
Palm Tree Inspired Fruit Salad. Kiwis, Bananas, Tangerines.
This Donna Hay recipe has had a post-it note sticking on it for a year! There were two banana recipes in this particular issue that I tagged. One was a loaf cake, which I haven't made yet, but will, and will post it soon. But this particular photo had me drooling...I love caramelized bananas. When my grandmother was baking, she'd give me some extra crust and I'd take some bananas and brown sugar and make little pies. Yum! You never forget those first attempts at cooking and those little pies were delicious. I'm going to insert a word of caution here...this is an extremely sweet dessert. In fact, I was surprised as I thought it would be more cake-like, but no....the caramelized sugar seeps into the cake. (Which you could use less of) A couple mouthfuls did it for me and I'd serve it with half and half to cut the sweetness. Not ice cream as DH suggests! Sure looks tempting though, doesn't it? Banana Upside Down Cake with Coconut and Palm Sugar From Donna Hay, Issue 67 Ingredients: 75g unsalted butter, softened 1/2 cup grated palm sugar (Whole Foods has it, already grated and packaged) 1/4 cup brown sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla 1 egg 3/4 cup all purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 cup coconut flakes 1/4 cup milk For the caramel sauce: 100g unsalted butter, diced 1/2 cup brown sugar 4-5 bananas, depending on size Method: Preheat oven to 350. Lightly grease a 6 by 10 inch baking dish or baking pan with sides. Make the caramel sauce: Melt the brown sugar and butter together on the stove and boil for 1 minute. Pour it into the baking dish. Cut the bananas in half lengthwise and arrange them face down on top of the caramel sauce. Set aside. Make the cake: Place the butter, palm sugar and brown sugar in an electric mixer and beat fot 10 minutes until light and fluffy. Add the vanilla and egg and beat again. Add the flour and baking powder and mix until combined. Then add the coconut flakes and milk and mix again. Spoon the mixture over the bananas and with a palette knife, smooth the top evenly. Place the dish on a parchment-covered baking pan to catch any spill during baking. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until a tester comes out clean. Loosen the sides with a knife and invert carefully on a serving dish. Serves 8.
BET YOU CAN'T HAVE JUST ONE PIECE! This recipe is the most delicious I have ever made, or developed. Of course the basis for a good Banana Bread was originally developed during the days when our ancestors used the palms of their hands to measure flour, and plain soda as rising agents. I would not recommend this; how things have changed and improved, and I am glad they did. Banana Bread is a staple in our home; unfortunately I must monitor my personal consumption because of health implications. I am happy to share my recipe with you and know you will enjoy it as much as my own family. To increase the number of loaves, simply multiply the recipe accordingly. Because BANANA/LEMON SENSATION freezes so well, I habitually bake these in large quantities; (up to a dozen loaves), preparing and cooking two at a time. Your oven may accommodate more than two loaves at a time, but I have found that any more than two loaves in an oven will result in uneven baking of the product. The loaves at the rear of my oven will overbake while the front loaves are lighter in colour, and will take a little more time for centres to cook. Suggest also making more than one loaf; a family of four will polish off an entire loaf at one sitting, because you can't have just one piece! Better make several, and put a couple away for future consumption. Kids will love the snack after school. You cannot hide anything; the aroma of baking BANANA/LEMON SENSATION tells all.
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Vegan Banana Bread with Walnuts. Classic Super moist Banana bread with toasted nuts and coconut. No Palm oil. Vegan Recipe. Perfect Breakfast or Snack.
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Today is Palm Sunday, which means once again I ordered palms branches for all the kids at our church. Also, I gave them the little sheet above to show how to make a cross out of the long green palms. Here's Madison holding up a few of the crosses that she and I made this afternoon at the kitchen table. It was a very nice day - we all had a nice peanut butter and jelly sandwich dinner out on the back deck today, which was perfectly relaxing. That was the theme of the day: relaxing. Okay, at least for Daddy and Madison. Mommy spent much of the day making portions of gladiator costumes for the upcoming AD33 performance. The rest of the week, we'll all be at practice leading up to Easter Sunday (when we all get to take a deep breath). Until then, it'll be lots of time invested in preparation for the big day.
This Banana Coconut Upside Down Cake recipe has a layer of bananas and coconut with a brown sugar sauce infusing every bite. No one will know that it started with a cake mix!
