Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Banoffee pie


Base
1 3/4 cup plain flour
1/2 cup almond meal
1/4 icing sugar
175g room temp butter
2 egg yolks
2 tbs water

Filling
2 tins Condensed milk
4 tbs golden syrup 
120g butter
4 tbs brown sugar
4 bananas
1 tbs slithered almonds
300ml thickened cream
1 tbs caster sugar
1 tsp vanilla bean paste

Base
Preheat oven to 180 degrees
Grease a round fluted tin
In a large bowl mix flour, almond meal and sugar
Mix in butter with fingertips until it resembles bread crumbs
Add egg yolks and water then knead the mixture
Roll out to 3-4mm thick between 2 sheets of baking paper
Roll over tin and press down into corners
Cover in baking paper with rice to weigh it down
Put in oven for 10mins
Take paper and rice off 
Put back in the oven for 15 mins
Cool to room temp

Cover the bottom of base in sliced banana
In a saucepan stir condensed milk, brown sugar, golden syrup and butter
Stir constantly on a med/high heat
Bring to the boil for 5 mins while stiring
Pour into base
Cool to room temp

Whip cream with caster sugar and vanilla
Decorate top with sliced banana, whipped cream and almonds







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