Toasted Banana Bread With Vanilla Ricotta Raspberries Recipes

TOASTED BANANA BREAD WITH VANILLA RICOTTA & RASPBERRIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Grease and line the base of a 900g loaf tin with baking parchment. Beat together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, then beat in the eggs, one at a time. In a separate bowl, mash the bananas with a fork, add to the bowl with the lemon zest, vanilla and buttermilk, and stir.
• Mix together the flour, cinnamon and bicarbonate of soda. Fold into the banana mix, one-third at a time, until just combined and add to the tin. Bake for 1 hr until firm, golden brown and a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Leave in the tin for 10 mins, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
• While the banana bread is baking, make the vanilla ricotta. Tip the ricotta into a bowl and mix with the vanilla bean paste, orange zest and 90ml orange juice until just combined. Cover and chill.
• To make the raspberry compote, heat the orange zest, 5 tbsp orange juice, the sugar and 225g of the raspberries in a saucepan over a gentle heat until the sugar has dissolved. Simmer for 5 mins, then pour through a sieve into a bowl. Stir through the rest of the raspberries, cover and chill.
• When you are ready to serve, take the raspberry compote out of the fridge to bring to room temperature. Slice the cooled banana bread into 8 pieces and toast under a medium grill until lightly caramelised. Serve each slice with a spoonful of vanilla ricotta and a drizzle of raspberry compote.

BANANA SPLIT WITH RASPBERRIES

Steps:

• Place the banana on any plate that follows its curves. Cut in half using a sharp knife. Place scoops of ice cream in the middle and at each end of the banana. Place ice cream-sized scoops of whipped cream swirls between the ice cream scoops.
• Melt 3 of the chocolate chunks in a microwave-safe bowl in the microwave. Pour on top of the split. Sprinkle raspberries on top, followed by remaining chocolate chunks.

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.

RASPBERRY AND RICOTTA STUFFED FRENCH TOAST PITAS

Steps:

• Split pita rounds, set aside. In bowl, stir ricotta with maple syrup and cinnamon and 1/2 tsp vanilla. Spread about 2 tbsp (30 ml) of the ricotta mixture on each of the pita halves.
• Sandwich pita halves with a few raspberries. Repeat with remaining pitas. Slice each in half crosswise.
• In shallow dish, whisk together eggs, milk and remaining vanilla. Dip each pita sandwich half in egg mixture.
• Melt butter in skillet over medium heat. Fry stuffed pitas for 2 to 3 minutes per side, until golden.
• Serve drizzled with maple syrup and additional raspberries.