Plantain Gingerbread Recipes

PLANTAIN GINGERBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Mix the sugar and water in a sauce pan over moderate heat, stirring until the sugar is dissolved. Bring to a boil. Peel plantain and add to the boiling sugar syrup. Add the plantain and cook for about 5 minutes. Remove the plantain and drain. Butter a 9-inch square cake pan heavily. Spread the plantain slices evenly over the bottom.
• Sift together the flour, salt, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg.
• Place the butter and molasses in a sauce pan over moderate heat and bring to a boil. Remove from the heat. Combine this heated mixture and the boiling water and stir. Gradually add the sifted dry ingredients, stirring, and then beat vigorously. Pour the batter over the sliced plantain. Bake at 350 degrees F for about 50 minutes, or until the cake tests done. Let the pan stand for 5 minutes on a rack, then loosen with a spatula and turn the cake upside down on a serving plate. Cut into squares. The cake is topped with shipped cream. Serve warm or cooled.

PLANTAIN GINGERBREAD (LIBERIA)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Use a tablespoon of the butter to grease a 9-inch square baking pan.
• Combine sugar and vanilla in a heavy saucepan with half a cup of water.
• Add plantain slices and cook over moderate heat until plantains are tender. Drain.
• Layer drained plantain slices across the greased baking pan. Set aside.
• Combine flour, salt, baking soda and spices in a bowl.
• In a clean saucepan, bring remaining butter and molasses just to a boil.
• Begin adding the flour mix and the milk a bit at a time, alternating them. Beat vigorously until smooth and pour over plantains in baking dish.
• Bake 50-60 minutes until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean.

GINGER BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan.
• Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and salt together in a bowl.
• Beat butter, white sugar, and brown sugar together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Stir bananas, eggs, lemon juice, and vanilla extract into creamed butter mixture until well blended. Stir banana mixture into flour mixture until batter is just combined; pour into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean, 60 to 65 minutes. Cool bread in the pan for 10 minutes before turning onto a wire rack to cool completely.