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Hazel CastilloGlorious Scrumptious Pie
May 21st 2008 22:51
Over the weekend I've been craving for something sweet. What with my err (excuse me..), monthly ladiies' thing coupled with episodes upon episodes of Pushing Daisies, I couldn't stop my craving for pies or anything sweet for that matter.
So we set off to try this place I've been wanting to try called Banapple. Their specialty? Bannofee Pie. Oh so yummy goodness!
I don't have a sweet tooth and if I do get cravings, I almost always am done after 2 bites, tops! This however was an exception. For a really good reason.
I tried looking for a recipe and was taken aback by how simple the ingredients were, the secret is in the caramel which is made from sweetened condensed milk that's boiled for hours!
Different recipes call for different styles of making the caramel. Some would pour it on a baking dish covered in foil, place it on top of a poaching pan filled with water then bake for an hour or so.
The original recipe however requires for the canned condensed milk to be put inside a large stockpot filled with boiling water and keep it there for 2 hours or more. That's the only part that takes long while the rest is pretty simple especially for someone like me who hasn't tried making pies...
Try it if you dare, I was a bit scared of the canned condensed milk in the stockpot... isn't that dangerous for your health or something...?? but anyway, I ate 2 slices in 2 days so I'd find out! Lol.
Here, take a look. It's glorious. scrumptious. Even after my (ehem) sweet cravings, I still want one!
Here's a recipe I found from RECIPEZAAR's member named KLHquilts check out that link and she or he has some interesting story of where this pie really originated.
The Original Banoffee Pie Recipe
Ingredients
Pastry
9 ounces flour (Mr. Dowding says "plain flour," which I interpret as "all-purpose flour" in the U.S.)
1 ounce icing sugar
4 1/2 ounces butter
1 egg
1 egg yolk
2 (5 ounce) cans sweetened condensed milk
5-6 banana, ripe
3/4 pint heavy cream
2 teaspoons caster sugar
1/8 teaspoon instant coffee
1/4 teaspoon ground coffee
Directions
1] Make toffee: (Note that these are my directions for making toffee; Mr. Dowding presents an oven method.) Remove labels from two cans of sweetened condensed milk. (Note that it MUST be sweetened condensed milk, NOT evaporated milk!).
2] Fill a large stockpot with water and bring to a boil. (You want the water to be a good 4-6 inches over the tops of the cans.) Drop the cans into the boiling water and boil for 2-1/2 hours.
3] Note that it is EXTREMELY important to keep track of the water, and to make certain that the cans stay covered. If the water boils below the tops of the cans, the cans may overheat and eventually explode. If you keep the cans covered with water and pay attention, this is not a dangerous thing to do -- just don't take a nap, go outside, or get involved in a long phone conversation. Stay in the kitchen and you'll be fine!
4] When you're done boiling the cans, turn the heat off and let the water cool a bit. I place the stockpot in the sink and start running cool, then cold, water into the stockpot, so the transition from boiling water to cool water is slow and steady. When the cans are completely cool to the touch, it's safe to open them. Do NOT open the cans when they're hot, to avoid being splattered by hot caramel.
5] Make pastry: Place flour and sugar in a bowl. Cut the butter into cubes and cut into the flour mixture until it appears like fine bread crumbs.
6] Work in the egg and egg yolk to form a paste.
7] Chill dough for half an hour. Roll out pastry and line a 1" deep springform pan.
8] Prick the pie crust, then line with parchment paper and weigh down with pie weights or dried legumes.
9] Cook at 350 for fifteen minutes, then remove from oven and remove the parchment paper and pie weights.
10] Return the pie crust to the oven and cook until it is evenly golden. (Mr. Dowding does not give a time estimate.) Remove from oven and cool.
11] Assemble pie:.
12] Spread caramel/toffee over cooled pie crust.
13] Peel and split the bananas lengthwise. Arrange them on top of the coffee so that the curve of the banana fits the curve of the pie crust.
14] Whip the cream, instant coffee, and caster sugar until it holds its shape (soft whip).
15] Spread the cream over the bananas, up to the edge of the pie crust. Sprinkle very lightly with ground coffee.
Needless to say, you have got to taste this! I loved it best with plain brewed coffee.... aahhh it's comfort food for me now!
What would you like with your bannofee pie?
So we set off to try this place I've been wanting to try called Banapple. Their specialty? Bannofee Pie. Oh so yummy goodness!
I don't have a sweet tooth and if I do get cravings, I almost always am done after 2 bites, tops! This however was an exception. For a really good reason.
I tried looking for a recipe and was taken aback by how simple the ingredients were, the secret is in the caramel which is made from sweetened condensed milk that's boiled for hours!
Different recipes call for different styles of making the caramel. Some would pour it on a baking dish covered in foil, place it on top of a poaching pan filled with water then bake for an hour or so.
The original recipe however requires for the canned condensed milk to be put inside a large stockpot filled with boiling water and keep it there for 2 hours or more. That's the only part that takes long while the rest is pretty simple especially for someone like me who hasn't tried making pies...
Try it if you dare, I was a bit scared of the canned condensed milk in the stockpot... isn't that dangerous for your health or something...?? but anyway, I ate 2 slices in 2 days so I'd find out! Lol.
Here, take a look. It's glorious. scrumptious. Even after my (ehem) sweet cravings, I still want one!
banapple banoffee pie
a different view
Here's a recipe I found from RECIPEZAAR's member named KLHquilts check out that link and she or he has some interesting story of where this pie really originated.
The Original Banoffee Pie Recipe
Ingredients
Pastry
9 ounces flour (Mr. Dowding says "plain flour," which I interpret as "all-purpose flour" in the U.S.)
1 ounce icing sugar
4 1/2 ounces butter
1 egg
1 egg yolk
2 (5 ounce) cans sweetened condensed milk
5-6 banana, ripe
3/4 pint heavy cream
2 teaspoons caster sugar
1/8 teaspoon instant coffee
1/4 teaspoon ground coffee
Directions
1] Make toffee: (Note that these are my directions for making toffee; Mr. Dowding presents an oven method.) Remove labels from two cans of sweetened condensed milk. (Note that it MUST be sweetened condensed milk, NOT evaporated milk!).
2] Fill a large stockpot with water and bring to a boil. (You want the water to be a good 4-6 inches over the tops of the cans.) Drop the cans into the boiling water and boil for 2-1/2 hours.
3] Note that it is EXTREMELY important to keep track of the water, and to make certain that the cans stay covered. If the water boils below the tops of the cans, the cans may overheat and eventually explode. If you keep the cans covered with water and pay attention, this is not a dangerous thing to do -- just don't take a nap, go outside, or get involved in a long phone conversation. Stay in the kitchen and you'll be fine!
4] When you're done boiling the cans, turn the heat off and let the water cool a bit. I place the stockpot in the sink and start running cool, then cold, water into the stockpot, so the transition from boiling water to cool water is slow and steady. When the cans are completely cool to the touch, it's safe to open them. Do NOT open the cans when they're hot, to avoid being splattered by hot caramel.
5] Make pastry: Place flour and sugar in a bowl. Cut the butter into cubes and cut into the flour mixture until it appears like fine bread crumbs.
6] Work in the egg and egg yolk to form a paste.
7] Chill dough for half an hour. Roll out pastry and line a 1" deep springform pan.
8] Prick the pie crust, then line with parchment paper and weigh down with pie weights or dried legumes.
9] Cook at 350 for fifteen minutes, then remove from oven and remove the parchment paper and pie weights.
10] Return the pie crust to the oven and cook until it is evenly golden. (Mr. Dowding does not give a time estimate.) Remove from oven and cool.
11] Assemble pie:.
12] Spread caramel/toffee over cooled pie crust.
13] Peel and split the bananas lengthwise. Arrange them on top of the coffee so that the curve of the banana fits the curve of the pie crust.
14] Whip the cream, instant coffee, and caster sugar until it holds its shape (soft whip).
15] Spread the cream over the bananas, up to the edge of the pie crust. Sprinkle very lightly with ground coffee.
Needless to say, you have got to taste this! I loved it best with plain brewed coffee.... aahhh it's comfort food for me now!
What would you like with your bannofee pie?
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Comment by tlcorbin
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Here are two slices, and a huge cuppa regular coffee.. now that'll help you study
You'd better stay over in that corner so people won't bug you.
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I'd send you one but i'd need some convincing hahah
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oh yeah. huge font and all!
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