Banoffee Pie Pots Food

EASY BANOFFEE PIE

Steps:

• Crush the digestive biscuits, either by hand using a wooden spoon, or in a food processor, until you get fine crumbs, tip into a bowl. Mix the crushed biscuits with the melted butter until fully combined. Tip the mixture into a 23cm loose bottomed fluted tart tin and cover the tin, including the sides, with the biscuit in an even layer. Push down with the back of a spoon to smooth the surface and chill for 1 hr, or overnight.
• Beat the caramel to loosen and spoon it over the bottom of the biscuit base. Spread it out evenly using the back of a spoon or palette knife. Gently push the chopped banana into the top of the caramel until the base is covered. Put in the fridge.
• Whip the cream with the icing sugar until billowy and thick. Take the pie out of the fridge and spoon the whipped cream on top of the bananas. Grate the dark chocolate over the cream, if you like, and serve.

BANOFFEE PIE

Steps:

• Start by making the pastry case. Put the butter and flour in a food processor and pulse until it resembles fresh breadcrumbs. Add the yolk of the egg and the sugar and pulse again until mixed through then, add a tbsp at a time of very cold water pulsing the processor after each addition. Stop adding water as soon as the dough starts to come together as one piece.
• Remove the dough from the processor and continue to bring together by kneading gently with your hands. Once you have a smooth ball of dough wrap it tightly in cling film and chill in the fridge for 30mins.
• Heat oven to 190C/170C/gas 4 and grease a 23cm loose bottomed fluted tart tin. Roll out the chilled pastry on a lightly floured surface and use it to line the tin. Leave about half a cm of pastry proud of the edge of the tin - snipping it to length with kitchen scissors.
• Line the base with a piece of baking parchment and weigh it down with baking beans or uncooked rice. Bake for 15 mins then remove the paper and beans and brush the pastry surface with beaten egg white. Return to the oven for a further 15-20 mins or until crisp, golden and cooked through. Leave to cool completely (can be done a day ahead).
• Spread half of the caramel on the case of the pastry case and layer the sliced bananas on top. Cover with the rest of the caramel and place in the fridge.
• Whip the cream until billowy thick and spoon it over the top of the tart. To serve finely grate over a 1-2 pieces of dark chocolate to garnish.

BANOFFEE PIE

Steps:

• Place cans of condensed milk in lg. saucepan and cover with water 3/4's up the cans. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to simmer, cover, and simmer for 4 hours, replacing water as necessary.(Milk inside cans will turn to toffee). Remove from pan and allow to cool.
• Cut bananas in 1/2-inch slices and cover bottom of crusts.
• Spread cooled toffee over bananas.
• Add another layer of bananas.
• Whip heavy cream until it turns into whipped cream. Add vanilla extract, sugar & coffee crystals. Stir until well blended.
• Heap whipped cream mixture on top of bananas.
• Sprinkle grated chocolate on top of whipped cream.
• Put in refrigerator for 1-2 hours to chill.
• Enjoy!

MINI BANOFFEE PIES

Steps:

• Crumble the biscuits into a blender and blitz until you have fine crumbs. Add the melted butter and pulse again to combine.
• Spoon the mixture evenly between 8 individual fluted, loose-bottomed tart tins (9cm). Alternatively, make one big Banoffee pie, using a 20cm fluted, loose-bottomed tart tin. Press the mixture in firmly - you can use a teaspoon for this - and refrigerate for at least half an hour.
• Spread the caramel over the base of the tarts not quite to the edges. Arrange a layer of bananas on top of the caramel.
• Whip the cream until is has just reached soft peaks. Dollop onto the tarts to give a pillowy effect.
• Remove the tarts from the tins (see Tip). Poke one banana chip into the centre of each tart and scatter with chocolate shavings.

GROWN-UP BANOFFEE PIE

Steps:

• Roll out the pastry on a lightly floured surface until big enough to line a deep, round 20-22cm tart tin. Chill for 30 mins.
• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Line the pastry with baking parchment, fill with baking beans, and bake for 15 mins until the sides are firm and turning golden. Remove the beans and parchment, and cook for another 15 mins until browned.
• Meanwhile, fry the bananas, butter and sugar in a wide frying pan until golden and caramelised. In a saucepan, bubble the caramel for 5 mins until slightly thickened.
• Melt 25g of the chocolate, brush over the base of the tart case and set aside to harden. Once the bananas are cool, and the chocolate has set, arrange the bananas over the base. Top with the caramel, then chill while you make the topping.
• Put the remaining chocolate, the cream, 2 tbsp caramel, the rum and sugar in a heatproof bowl over a pan of barely simmering water and melt until smooth and combined. Pour the mix over the bananas, then chill for at least 4 hrs.
• To serve, remove the tart from the tin. Whip 200ml of double cream with the icing sugar until it is just holding its shape. Pipe swirls of cream around the edge of the tart, then dust with cocoa. Slice, and serve with a little crème fraîche, if you like.

EASY BANOFFEE PIE

Steps:

• Place the UNopened can of condensed milk (don't open the can!) in a saucepan and cover with water.
• Bring the water to the boil then reduce slightly and let the can boil covered for 2 1/2 or 3 hours (if you're patient enough to wait for 3 hours it is better).
• IMPORTANT- Don't ever let the saucepan boil dry.
• Keep checking up on it and adding water if necessary.
• Remove the can and wait a few minutes before opening it very carefully in the sink.
• The condensed milk will look like creamy brown caramel.
• Stir the caramel in the can with a fork to remove any lumps, then pour into your pie crust and let it cool, then refrigerate till cold.
• Slice bananas thinly and lay them on top of the toffee filling.
• Whip the cream and spread it over the bananas.
• I usually just cover the bananas, but if you like more cream, spread it as thickly as you want.
• Dust the cocoa or powdered drinking chocolate on top for effect, using a sieve.
• Serve in thin slices with coffee.
• Enjoy!