Banana Gems Food

BANANA GEMS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Spray mini muffin tin with cooking spray. Set aside.
• Mash the bananas with potato masher or fork.
• Add oil, egg, and sugar to bananas. Stir gently to combine.
• Add baking mix to banana mixture, stirring only until dry ingredient is incorporated. (Do not overmix).
• Fill each muffin tin slot 2/3 full with batter. (Fill empty slots with water to protect your pan).
• Top each muffin with a bit of turbinado sugar (adds something special!).
• Bake for 15 minutes. Allow to cool 1-2 minutes, and remove from pan.

BRILLIANT BANANA LOAF

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4.
• Butter a 2lb loaf tin and line the base and sides with baking parchment.
• Cream 140g softened butter and 140g caster sugar until light and fluffy, then slowly add 2 beaten large eggs with a little of the 140g flour.
• Fold in the remaining flour, 1 tsp baking powder and 2 mashed bananas.
• Pour the mixture into the prepared tin and bake for about 50 mins, or until cooked through. Check the loaf at 5-min intervals by testing it with a skewer (it should be able to be inserted and removed cleanly), as the time may vary depending on the shape of your loaf tin.
• Cool in the tin for 10 mins, then remove to a wire rack.
• Mix 50g icing sugar with 2-3 tsp water to make a runny icing.
• Drizzle the icing across the top of the cake and decorate with a handful of banana chips.