Banana Yorkshire Puddings With Maple Syrup Food

BANANA-YORKSHIRE PUDDINGS WITH MAPLE SYRUP

Steps:

• Divide the oil evenly into the muffin tray and put it into the oven, then Pre heat the oven to 220 degrees celsius.
• Mix the flour and sugar in a large bowl, then whisk in the eggs one at a time. It is best to use a large bowl (preferably one with a lip on side for easy pouring later) as the batter will be rather watery.
• Lightly whisk the milk and vanilla extract into the batter.
• When the oven is well pre-heated (and no sooner!), slice the bananas, then take the muffin tray out of the oven and shut the oven door quickly.
• Working quickly as you want the muffin tray to remain as hot as possible: Tumble 3 or 4 banana slices into each muffin cup, then gently divide the batter into the cups, leaving about a half a centimetre from the top as the pudding will rise!
• Put the tray back into the oven, then lower the temperature to 200 degrees celsius. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until the pudding is golden and puffed up. (Do check after 10 minutes to make sure the top doesn't burn).
• The puddings will deflate when you remove it from the oven. Let it rest for about 10 minutes before carefully removing them from the tray. Serve drizzled with maple syrup and thickened cream if using. Mm-mm!

THE BEST YORKSHIRE PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Whisk the flour, milk, eggs and 2 teaspoons salt in a medium bowl until smooth-be sure not to over mix. Let sit for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, spoon 1 teaspoon beef fat into each hole of a 12-cup muffin tin. Place the tin in the oven and cook until the fat melts and the pan is very hot, 5 to 6 minutes. Working quickly, pour the batter evenly into the muffin tins, filling each tin about halfway. Bake until the puddings are golden brown and very puffed, about 20 minutes. Serve immediately.

BREAD PUDDING WITH WARM BANANA MAPLE SAUCE

Steps:

• Grease shallow 3 1/2 to 4 quart ceramic casserole or 13-inch by 9-inch glass baking dish. Arrange bread slices, overlapping slightly, in dish. In a medium bowl, beat milk, salt, eggs and 1/4 cup sugar until well mixed. Slowly pour egg mixture over bread slices; prick bread slices with fork and press slices down to absorb egg mixture. Spoon any egg mixture that bread had not absorbed over bread slices.
• In a cup, mix cinnamon with remaining 1 tablespoon of sugar; sprinkle over top of bread pudding and dot with 2 tablespoons butter. Cover and refrigerate at least 30 minutes or overnight.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Remove cover from bread pudding and bake 45 minutes, or until knife inserted in the center comes out clean.
• For the sauce; melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter in a nonstick 12-inch skillet over a medium high heat. Add banana slices and cook about 3 minutes, until lightly browned. Pour maple syrup over bananas; heat to boiling. Boil 2 to 3 minutes, until mixture thickens slightly. Serve warm sauce in bowl with bread pudding

BEST YORKSHIRE PUDDINGS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 230C/fan 210C/gas 8.
• Drizzle a little sunflower oil evenly into two 4-hole Yorkshire pudding tins or two 12-hole non-stick muffin tins and place in the oven to heat through.
• To make the batter, tip 140g plain flour into a bowl and beat in 4 eggs until smooth.
• Gradually add 200ml milk and carry on beating until the mix is completely lump-free. Season with salt and pepper.
• Pour the batter into a jug, then remove the hot tins from the oven. Carefully and evenly pour the batter into the holes.
• Place the tins back in the oven and leave undisturbed for 20-25 mins until the puddings have puffed up and browned.
• Serve immediately. You can now cool them and freeze for up to 1 month.