Go Bananas Biscuits Food

BANANA BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Put the banana into a 2-cup measuring cup with the buttermilk. Blend together with an immersion blender until smooth. (You can also use a regular blender to do this). Beat in the butter and the lemon zest. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, sift together the pastry flour, brown sugar, baking soda, cream of tartar, nutmeg, and salt. Make a well in the center and pour in the banana mix. Using a spatula, gradually stir the flour from the side of the bowl into the liquid until you have a soft, sticky dough.
• Dust a board with flour. Using the spatula, transfer the dough onto it. Flour your hands and gently form the dough into a ball. Gently roll it out with a rolling pin into a rough rectangle ½-inch thick. Using a 2-inch round cookie cutter cut the dough into discs and transfer them to the prepared baking sheet, leaving room in between for the biscuits to spread as they cook. Work the trimmings together into a ball and roll them out again. Cut what you can out of the remaining dough and place on the baking sheet. Discard any leftover dough. Bake on a middle rack for 12 to 15 minutes, or until well risen and golden. Serve immediately with cream cheese or butter.

BANANA COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream the butter with the sugar in a free-standing mixer until pale and light - this will take about 3 minutes. Scrape down the insides of the bowl from time to time to ensure that all of the ingredients are thoroughly incorporated. (Alternatively use a hand mixer and a large bowl.)
• Add the egg and beat until thoroughly incorporated. Sift the flour, bicarbonate of soda, cinnamon and salt into the bowl and mix until barely combined. Add the pecans (or walnuts), chocolate chips and mashed banana and mix again until all of the ingredients are thoroughly incorporated. Cover the bowl and chill for 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven to 180C/160C Fan/Gas 4 and line 2 baking sheets with baking paper.
• Shape level tablespoons of dough into balls and place on the prepared baking sheets leaving plenty of space between each one to allow for spreading during cooking. Slightly flatten each cookie with your hands and bake in batches on the middle shelf of the preheated oven for 11-12 minutes until crisp on top and golden brown. The cookies will still be slightly soft but will crisp further on cooling.
• Remove from the oven and leave on the baking sheets. These cookies will be slightly soft due to the banana and should be stored in an airtight container.

BANANA BISCUITS

Steps:

• Combine egg, ripe banana, sugar, softened butter or margarine, banana extract in a mixing bowl; mix well. Stir in enough flour to make a soft dough. Turn out onto a floured surface; knead lightly a few times. Gently pat dough out and cut out with a biscuit cutter. Place on an ungreased baking sheet and bake at 350 degrees about 15 min-18 minutes.