Raspberry Banana Ginger Crunch Recipes

RASPBERRY & BANANA GINGER CRUNCH

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Thickly slice the bananas into a wide, shallow dish (a 20cm circular dish works well). Scatter the raspberries over the top.
• Put the biscuits into a sturdy bowl or old saucepan and bash with the end of a rolling pin until reduced to crumbs. Stir in the sugar, then the butter, making sure all the crumbs are well coated. Scatter evenly over the fruit.
• Bake for 20-25 mins, until just beginning to colour. Leave to stand for at least 10 mins for the topping to crisp up: you could even cook it just before eating the main course and let it wait in a warm place until you've finished. Serve with cream or custard.

RASPBERRY GINGERALE

Steps:

• Combine the ginger, lemon peel and 3 cups cold water in a medium saucepan over high heat. Bring to a boil and cook until reduced by half, about 5 minutes. Add 1 cup of the sugar and continue boiling until the sugar completely dissolves, 1 to 2 minutes. Strain the syrup into a small pitcher, cover tightly and refrigerate until very cold, at least 2 hours.
• Combine the raspberries and the remaining 1 tablespoon sugar in a medium bowl. Let stand at room temperature, about 30 minutes.
• Spoon some of the berries into the bottoms of 6 to 8 glasses and mash them gently with a spoon. Pour over some ginger syrup - more or less depending on how sweet you want your drink. Pour about 1/2 cup club soda in each glass, and serve with a straw.

CORNMEAL GRIDDLECAKES WITH RASPBERRY JALAPENO TOPPING

Steps:

• Place the cornmeal in a large mixing bowl and pour the boiling water over it, stirring well to combine. Add the flour, salt, baking powder, egg, melted butter and milk. Beat the batter until it is mixed. Add the corn kernels and stir until thoroughly mixed.
• Heat a griddle over medium high heat. Brush the hot griddle with oil or butter. Spoon about 2 tablespoons of batter for each pancake and cook until bubbles break on top of the pancakes. Flip and cook a few minutes until the bottoms are golden. Spoon Raspberry Jalapeno Topping over pancakes.
• In a small saucepan over low heat, combine the berries, jalapeno, lemon juice and sugar. Gently stir just until heated through and berries begin to fall apart. Remove from heat, stir in the mint and spoon over Cornmeal Griddlecakes.

RASPBERRY BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking soda and salt. In another bowl, combine the eggs, bananas, oil and water. Stir into the dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in raspberries and walnuts. , Pour into two greased 8x4-in. loaf pans. Bake for 55-65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

RASPBERRY BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a loaf pan.
• Mash thawed raspberries in a bowl with a fork; press raspberries through a sieve to remove seeds. Mash banana in another bowl with a fork.
• Combine flour, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, and nutmeg in a bowl. Beat sugar, eggs, raspberries, banana, and vegetable oil in a bowl with an electric mixer set on low until smooth, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir flour mixture into raspberry mixture until batter is just moistened; stir in lemon extract. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

GINGERSNAP-RASPBERRY SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees with one rack positioned in center of oven; line a baking sheet with parchment paper, and set aside.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter, shortening, and 1 cup sugar on medium speed. In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and ginger.
• Add maple syrup to butter mixture; beat to combine. Beat in egg until well combined. Reduce mixer speed to low; slowly add the reserved flour mixture, a little at a time, until well blended.
• Place remaining cup sugar in a bowl. Measure 2 teaspoons dough; roll into a ball. Roll dough in sugar; transfer to sheet. Repeat, spacing balls 3 inches apart. Bake until golden, about 12 minutes. Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool. Form and bake the remaining dough.
• Spread about 2 teaspoons jam over half of the cookies; place a second cookie on top of jam-covered ones, making sandwiches. Serve.