Samoa Banana Bread Recipes

AUNTIE IME'S BANANA PANIKEKE (SAMOAN BANANA PANCAKE) RECIPE - (4.3/5)

Steps:

• Combine the flour, sugar, and baking powder in a bowl until thoroughly mixed, and stir in the bananas, vanilla extract, and water to make a smooth, sticky dough. Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). The oil should be deep enough to completely cover the panikekes while frying, or at last 3 inches deep. Scoop up a scant 1/4 cup of batter with a large spoon, and use another spoon to push it off into the oil. Fry in small batches of 4 or 5 until they float to the top and turn golden brown, about 3 minutes, then flip them to fry the other side. Remove from the fryer and let drain on paper towels.

SAMOAN GREEN BANANA

Steps:

• Combine the coconut milk and onion in a bowl; set aside.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil over medium heat. Boil the bananas in their skin for 30 to 40 minutes; drain. Run the bananas under cold water until they are cool enough to handle. Remove the bananas whole from their skins.
• Heat a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Place the bananas in the pan. Pour the coconut milk mixture over the bananas. Cook until the coconut milk is foamy. Allow to cool 5 minutes before serving.

HAWAIIAN BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, beating well after each addition. Stir in bananas and sour cream. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Stir into banana mixture just until moistened. Fold in nuts and ginger if desired., Pour into a greased 9-in. x 5-in. loaf pan. Bake at 350° for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to wire rack to cool completely.

SAMOAN PANIKEKE

Steps:

• Combine the flour, sugar, and baking powder in a bowl until thoroughly mixed, and stir in the bananas, vanilla extract, and water to make a smooth, sticky dough.
• Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). The oil should be deep enough to completely cover the panikekes while frying, or at last 3 inches deep.
• Scoop up a scant 1/4 cup of batter with a large spoon, and use another spoon to push it off into the oil. Fry in small batches of 4 or 5 until they float to the top and turn golden brown, about 3 minutes, then flip them to fry the other side. Remove from the fryer and let drain on paper towels.

PANI POPO (SAMOAN SWEET BREAD)

Steps:

• Mix 2 1/2 cups of flour and yeast.
• In a saucepan heat and stir milk;.
• sugar, shortening, margarine, or butter; and salt til warm and.
• shortening almost melts.
• Add to flour mixture.
• Beat with an electric.
• mixer on low speed for 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly.
• Using a spoon, stir in as much remaining flour as you can to make a moderately.
• stiff dough that is smooth and easy to pull - 6-8 minutes.
• Shape in a ball and put in a.
• greased bowl.
• Turn it on both sides to grease the whole ball of dough.
• Cover and let rise in the oven on the top rack and below it in a pan put some hot water. (The steam from the hot water will help it to rise) about 45 minutes.
• Punch dough down.
• Roll 18 balls and cover for 10 minutes while you make the following milk mixture.
• Mix 2 cans of coconut milk with 1 cup of sugar. (Add more sugar if.
• you like it sweeter.).
• In 2 13x9x2 pans, pour in half of the milk.
• mixture in each pan, put in 9 bread rolls on top (or you can make the.
• rolls smaller to make more rolls).
• Bake at 375 degrees in the oven.
• for 20 minutes or until bread tests done.

SAMOAN BANANA PANIKEKE (FRIED BANANA DOUGHNUTS)

Steps:

• Combine flour, sugar and baking powder, stir in bananas, pineapple (if using),vanilla extract and water to make a sticky dough.
• Heat oil in a deep-fryer, heat to 350 degrees. (Oil should be deep enough to completely cover the panikekes or at least 3" deep).
• Scoop up egg size dolops of dough, push off into oil, fry in small batches until they float and turn golden brown (about 3 min.), flip them over to fry on the other side, remove and drain on paper towel.
• Rolll in a mixture of sugar and cinnamon. or dip in coconut syrup.
• Coconut Syrup:.
• In a small sauce pan over medium heat, combine water and sugar, cook 6-8 minutes, add coconut milk, sea salt and vanilla, cook until mixture forms a slightly thick syrup.