Challenge #39: bananananananananas

[miss_s_b]

This week's challenge, should you choose to accept it, it to produce a recipe featuring banananananananananas. If you like, you can sing Bana-nana to the tune of this while you're doing it:

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Jennie's Delicate Stomach Breakfast Milkshake for Challenge #39: bananananananananas

[miss_s_b]

This one is for when you've overindulged the night before. It contains vital fluids, sugars, and some protein. You can take a paracetamol with it too if you like ;)


You will need:

- one hungover human
- half a pint of milk
- a bananananananana
- some powdered ginger OR some finely grated fresh ginger root*
- some honey
- a blender


Method:

- peel the banananananananana and break it up into chunks then drop it in the blender
- add a teaspoon of honey
- add ginger to taste (ginger is good for settling poorly tums)
- pour in the half-pint of milk
- put the lid on and blend till smooth - although you can easily do this with a stick blender if you don't have a big one.
- cringe as the noise of the blender penetrates your delicate skull to its core and swear never to drink again.

Serve with doggie cuddles, a duvet, and a feeling of regret.

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* I have one of these little spanish saucer things which makes grating ginger and/or garlic to a fine paste really easy, but I know not everyone has one

CHALLENGE #39 - It's Bananas! Teler Pitha

[moetushie]

Growing up, a bunch of overripe bananas could only mean one thing: a showdown between my mom and I. On one corner was me, with a burning desire for banana bread. On the other, my mom, determined to make teler pitha. Who would win???

Usually my mom, because while I love banana bread, I'm also pretty lazy about actually getting to the kitchen!

But teler pitha are pretty good -- they're fried banana fritters, after all. I especially love the crust on them -- deep brown and almost caramel-y rich, with tender banana insides. The definition of comfort food, for all that you might be making them in a cramped apartment kitchen, instead of outdoors, with an open flame and It's hard to mess up.

Ingredients:
3 medium sized overripe bananas, mashed
1 cup rice flour (or 1/2 cup AP flour, 1/2 cup rice flour, or all AP)
1 egg
1/4 cup sugar or equivalent sugar substitute (add more or less according to your sweetness preference)
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp vanilla extract (optional)
Pinch of salt
Oil for frying

Method:

1. Whisk flour(s), baking powder, baking soda, salt together in a bowl, set aside. In another bowl, mix bananas, sugar, egg and vanilla. Pour wet ingredients with dry and mix. Batter will be very thick. Add a tsp of water if it's too thick, but you don't want a runny batter.

2. Prepare for the frying. I'm pretty leery of deep-frying and end up going for a more shallower pan with less oil. Frying with faint praise. Drop rounded spoonfuls of batter in to the oil once it's hot enough. Don't over crowd the pan -- fry in batches.

The pitha are done when they have turned deep brown (but you can take them out when they're lighter colored -- up to you.)

3. Serve immediately, with a light dusting of powdered sugar (if feeling fancy.)

Now that I think of it, isn't teler pitha fried banana bread? Isn't banana bread baked teler pitha? Food for thought!

Banana Breakfast Cookies

[donutsweeper]

Super easy and delicious way to use up ripe or overripe bananas:

Two bananas
1-2 C oats (quick, old fashioned or gluten free, depending on banana size)
Add-ins of your choice - chocolate chips, dried fruit or nuts (1/2-1 cup, if desired)

Preheat your oven 350F/175C. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or something similar.
Mash the bananas (with a potato masher or even just a fork). Stir in the oats. Mix in the add-ins.
Spoon out onto cookie sheets flattening slightly. Bake about 15 minutes or until set (rolled oats will take longer to cook).
Cool a little before eating.
Makes 16 or so cookies, recipe can be easily halved.