and yet some more bananas - loaf this time!

I never seem to be able to cook loaves all the way through - something always goes wrong! But, this worked well and was yummy. All gone now!


125g butter, softened
1 1/2 C sugar
3 eggs
500-600g bananas (This is unpeeled weight)
2 1/2 C self raising flour.

Oven at 180

Mix butter into sugar until light and creamy.

Mix in eggs one at a time.

Peel bananas, mash, mix half bananas and half the flour into the mixture. Repeat with rest of flour and bananas.

Line bottom and sides of one very large (8 cups) or two medium (3-4 cup) loaf tins. Do not fill more than 2/3 full.

Bake for 45 mins for two loaves, or slightly longer for one large loaf.
Leave to stand for 5 mins before turning onto cooling rack.

Serve unbuttered on day one, and buttered on days after this...

Very nice flavours in this recipe.

Bananas, bananas and more bananas...

Choc chip and banana muffins...

This is the best recipe I have treid for banana chip muffins...

2C self raising flour
1/2C castor sugar
1/2C choc chips
1/2 t salt
100g butter
1C butter
1C milk
1 egg
1t vanilla ess
1c mashed bananas (about 2 or 3 - the more ripe, the more flavour)

Oven at 220.

Stir flour, castor sugar, choc chips and salt together with fork.

melt butter, remove from heat and add milk, egg, vanilla and beat well with fork.

Mash and measure bananas. Stir into liquid mixture, then stir all into dry ingredients, but dont over mix (mix until just damp).

Spoon into sprayed muffins tins, and cook for 12-15 mins.

These are really yummy.

Golden Syrup Pudding.... one bowl, 8 minutes...

Easy as microwave pud (thanks to Katrina!!)

60g butter, chopped up
3/4C sugar
1/2C milk
1C self raising flour ( or 1C flour & 1tsp bk pdr)
1 1/2C boiling water
3T golden syrup

In microwave safe bowl mix the milk, sugar and flour.

Spread chopped butter over top.

Dissolve syrup in boiling water, then carefully pour over top of ingredients.

Then, microwave on high for 8 minutes.

Serve with cream or ice-cream, or fruit, or milk, or have cold later if there is any left!!!

Berry dessert - easy and really yummy

We got three bags of frozen berries cos they were on special... but, we haven't used them in ages, so this dessert is me trying to empty the freezer!

Base
50g butter, melted
1/2C brown sugar
1 egg
1C flour
1 1/2 tsp baking pdr
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 C milk
1-3 cups berries (or cubed fruit)


Topping
1/2C flour
1/4C brown sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon
50g butter, cold


In bowl, mix butter, brown sugar, and egg until creamy. Add sifted flour and baking pdr, cinnamon and milk. Mix, but don't overmix.


Spread over buttered square tin.
Sprinkle over berries. (I recommend going with higher quantity of fruit if possible).


For the topping, mix flour, sugar, and cinnamon into bowl, Cut in butter. Sprinkle topping over berries.


Cook at 180 for 45 mins.


This is scrummy, but, I only added a small amount of fruit. Next time I would at least cover base with fruit completely so I don't see any of it before cooking. 

Curried, tomato cauliflower

This is a quick and easy vege dish  so long as you don't do what I did, and try and grate cheese with the food processor!
(I usually have a stash of frozen, grated cheese for such recipes as this, but had run out, so decided to do some more - took forever, and made a huge mess and only got two and a half bags of cheese from my efforts!)

500g Cauli (about half a big one)
1 tin tomatoes (Preferably with a flavour - like savoury)
2T butter
1t curry pdr
2T flour
1/2 - 1 C grated cheese




Cook chopped up cauli till just tender.


While cauli is cooking, in another saucepan melt the butter and curry pdr together till bubbling, add the flour, then add the tomatos. Stir well until boiling. (add a little water to thin if necessary).


Put cooked cauli into lightly buttered dish, one layer thick.


Pour the tomato sauce evenly over cauli. Then sprinkle grated cheese over. 


Cook at 180 till cheese is melted and cauli heats through.


Enjoy!!!


(This photo is of uncooked mixture. Preparing now, so I have my evening free to do homework with kids, and prepare tomorrow nights dinner!)

Something a little different - Zucchini vege thing

500g zucchini, sliced thinly
1/4 to 1/2 c water
2 cloves chopped garlic
1/2 tsp each chicken and green herb stock (or 1/2 tsp salt)
1tsp cornflour
1T cold water
1/8C chopped parsley
Black pepper




Slice or shred zucchini. Cook for two to 5 mins depending on thickness, with the water and garlic.


Just before serving add stock powders and enough cornflour and water (mixed to a paste) to thicken juices. Sprinkle generously with parsely and black pepper.


I used 1 carrot and 1 big zucchini - adding the zucchini when the carrot was nearly cooked. I recommend adding parsley a little at a time as it could overpower the flavours if you use too much...


Enjoy!

Easy Afghans - one pot!

In a pot large enough for all ingredients melt 125g butter
Then add...
1C sugar
3T cocoa
1t vanilla essence
1 large egg
Mix well with a fork.

Then add...
1C self raising flour (or 1C flour, 1t baking powder)
1.5c malted cornflakes ( I used 6 weet-bix)
Mix well.

Spoon teaspoons of mixture onto baking tray and cook for about 8 mins.

Ice if you want! (I had run out of icing sugar, so these were left plain)

Ginger creams - worth a little effort!

This was the only one left after I went for coffee at a friends....

Cream the following..
150g butter
150g sugar (about 3/4 cup)
1 T golden syrup

Then add...
1.5 C self raising flour (or 1.5 C flour and 1tsp baking powder)
1t ginger
1t cinnamon
1T warm milk with 1t baking soda mixed in

Mix well, roll into balls, gently press down with a fork and bake at 180 for about 10 mins. Watch closely!

Then, when cool, join together with icing made from.....
2C icing sugar
50g butter
2T custard powder


Enjoy - before they are all eaten!

Pork.... stir-fry thingy

So, we have a pig in our freezer. And now I get a chance to use some pork recipes (as I don't buy pork at supermarket!)

This is a stirfry recipe I found, which we had on rice last night, and leftovers are being turned into a pie tonight!

1 onion, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
2-3tsp oil
500-600g pork mince
3T soy sauce
3T sherry (or, I had no sherry so used white wine!)
1T brown sugar
2T sweet chilli sauce
1C water
2 stalks celery
4 carrots
1 red pepper (yellow was my option!)
1 green pepper
200g green beans, or 1 can drained corn
200g cauli, and 200g cabbage (I only had brocolli, so used 400g of that)
1T cornflour
1/4C water

Brown onion and garlic in pan, raise heat and add mince. Stir, without breaking up mince too much, cook until mince has lost its raw look.
Add next 5 ingredients (soy, sherry, sugar, sauce, water)

Cover pan. Chop celery and carrots and add to pan. Cover. Slice peppers and beans and add these to pan.

Break cauli up, and chop cabbage coarsely. Stir into meat mixture. Cook about 5 mins more.

Mix cornflour and water together stir in about half, then add rest if necessary to glaze veges.

Serve on white rice - or noodles, or whatever takes your fancy...!

I think this needed more flavour, so would add more chilli sauce next time. Hope its okay as a pie!!