Banana Breakfast Muffins

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Banana Breakfast Muffins

 

Want something different from toast for breakfast? Try these tasty muffins. They are full of goodness with bananas, milk, yogurt, bran and more. Just halve, spread with butter and enjoy.

 

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Banana Breakfast Muffins
Prepares: 12 muffins
 
  • Preparation time: 25 minutes
  • Cooking time: 16 minutes

  • Ingredients
  • 2 very ripe bananas
  • 1 egg, large (U.K.)/extra large (N.A.)
  • 120ml (4 fl oz) milk (½ cup)
  • 120ml (4 fl oz) natural yogurt (½ cup)
  • 3 tbsp flavourless oil
  • 1½ tsp vanilla extract
  • 140g (5 oz) plain/all-purpose flour (1 cup)
  • 140g (5 oz) wholemeal/wholewheat flour (1 cup)
  • 70g (2½ oz) light muscovado/soft brown sugar (⅓ cup)
  • 40g (1½ oz) wheat bran (¾ cup)
  • 1½ tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp bicarbonate soda/baking soda
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp freshly grated nutmeg

  • You will also need a 12-hole bun tray (12-hole muffin pan).


  2. Method
  3. Preheat the oven to 200°C (400°F) (gas 6).

  4. Either lightly grease the bun tray/muffin cups or line with paper cups.

  5. Now peel and mash the bananas (a potato masher makes this easy).

  6. Then whisk the egg in a small bowl. Next whisk in the milk, yogurt, oil, and vanilla extract. Now add the bananas and stir until well incorporated.

  7. Sift the flours into a large bowl and mix together. Now add all the remaining ingredients.

  8. Pour the banana mixture into the flour mixture and stir until everything is combined.

  9. Spoon into the bun tray/muffin cups using an ice cream scoop.

  10. Bake in the centre of the oven for 16 minutes until the tops are golden and a skewer inserted in the centre of a muffin comes out clean.

  11. Cool muffins in the bun tray/muffin cups for 5 minutes and then turn out onto a wire rack/cooling rack.

  12. Note
  13. They freeze well.

 

Individual Banoffee Pavlovas

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Individual Banoffee Pavlovas

 

These scrumptious pavlovas have a base of meringue topped with cream, toffee sauce and sliced bananas, then decorated with chocolate swirls.

 

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Individual Banoffee Pavlovas
Prepares: 4 pavlovas
 
  • Preparation time: 30 minutes
  • Cooking time: 1 hour 15 minutes

  • Ingredients
  • For the meringues
  • 2 eggs, large (U.K.)/extra large (N.A.), whites only
  • 115g (4 oz) caster/white sugar (½ cup + 1 tbsp)
  • 2 tsp cornflour/cornstarch
  • ½ tsp white wine vinegar

  • For the cream topping
  • 150ml (5 fl oz) double/whipping or heavy cream (⅔ cup)

  • For the banoffee topping
  • 90ml (3 fl oz) Dulce de Leche (a creamy caramel sauce) (⅓ cup)
  • 2 bananas

  • For the chocolate swirls
  • 55g (2 oz) plain/dark chocolate

  • You will also need a small disposable piping bag.


  2. Method
  3. Preheat the oven to 140°C (275°F) (gas 1)

  4. To make the meringue, whisk the egg whites until stiff, then gradually add the sugar, a spoonful at a time, until the meringue is stiff and glossy. Sprinkle over the cornflour/cornstarch and vinegar and whisk in.

  5. Using the meringue from the whisk, dab a little in each corner of a large baking tray/sheet. Now line it with baking parchment. (The meringue will keep the lining in place).

  6. Then spoon four separate large spoonfuls of meringue onto the paper and flatten to make circles about 2.5cm (1 inch) thick.

  7. Bake for 1¼ hours, until the meringues can be lifted off the paper easily. Leave to cool.

  8. Break the chocolate into small pieces and place half in a bowl over a pan of just simmering water. When melted remove from the heat and add the remaining chocolate. Stir until the chocolate has melted and the consistency is smooth. Set aside to cool a little.

  9. Next, whip the cream until it is thick, then gently spread over the meringues.

  10. Measure the Dulce de Leche into a small bowl. Now slice the bananas and add to the bowl. Stir to coat the bananas with the caramel and spoon over the cream layer.

  11. Spoon the chocolate into the piping bag and snip off the end to give a small opening. Pipe a zig-zag pattern over the bananas.

  12. They can be chilled for up to one hour. Any longer and the bananas will start to discolour.

Updated: August 1, 2018

Banana and Maple Syrup Sundaes

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Banana and Maple Syrup Sundaes

 

For these delicious sundaes, banana slices are coated in maple syrup, mixed with vanilla ice cream and crushed meringue shells, then topped with whipped cream and decorated with chocolate, a cherry and a wafer.

 

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Banana and Maple Syrup Sundaes
Prepares: 4 servings
 
  • Preparation time: 15 minutes, or 25 minutes if making the meringues
  • Cooking time, if making meringues: 1hr 15mins

  • Ingredients
  • For the sundaes
  • 2 bananas
  • 2 tbsp maple syrup
  • 3 small meringue nests, roughly crushed*
  • 8 small scoops vanilla ice cream
  • 150m (5 fl oz) double cream/whipping or heavy cream (⅔ cup)
  • 1 tbsp grated plain/dark chocolate
  • 4 glacé cherries
  • 4 fan wafers (U.K. only). I have been unable to locate anything similar in Canada

  • *This dish is a great way to use up any leftover meringue. However, if making the meringues especially for this dish, follow the recipe below and prepare them first.

  • For the meringues
  • 1 egg, large (U.K.)/extra large (N.A.), white only
  • 55g (2 oz) caster sugar/white sugar (¼ cup + ½ tbsp)

  • You will also need 4 sundae glasses.


  2. Method
  3. For the meringues
  4. Preheat oven to cool, 140°C (275°F) (gas 1)

  5. Whisk the egg white in a grease-free bowl until stiff. Then gradually whisk in the sugar a spoonful at a time, whisking well between each addition, until stiff and glossy.

  6. Line a baking sheet with baking parchment. Dab a little meringue on each corner of the baking sheet first to keep the lining in place.

  7. Spoon 3 mounds of meringue onto the baking paper. Bake in the centre of the oven for 1 hour 15 minutes. The meringues should now lift easily from the paper. If you have time, leave them to dry out in the oven for a further hour with the oven off, which will ensure the meringues are crisp all the way through.

  8. For the sundaes
  9. Slice the bananas into a bowl. Then add the maple syrup and stir to coat the banana slices.

  10. Crush the meringues.

  11. Whip the cream until stiff.

  12. Divide the banana slices, ice cream, and meringue pieces between the four sundae glasses, layering as you go.

  13. Top each sundae with a spoonful of the whipped cream.

  14. Now sprinkle the chocolate over the top, then decorate with a glacé cherry and a fan wafer.

  15. Serve immediately.

Updated: June 22, 2018