Eric’s Banoffee Pie
For Base :
200 Gms All Purpose Flour
100 Gms Margerine
100 Gms Granulated Sugar
Half Teaspoon
Ground Cinammon
80 ml Milk
1 Egg
For Filling:
200 Gms Margerine
200 gms Soft Brown Sugar
1 Tsp Lemon Juice
3 Large Bananas
1 Can 400 ml Evaporated Milk
For Topping:
1 Tub * 250 ml Benna Cream
50 Gms Sugar
2 Chopped Bananas
Juice of Half Lemon
Sprinkle of Nescafe Granules
Drizzle of Melted Chocolate.
Method :
For the base, make the sweet short crust by mixing all
the dry ingredients together until they resemble fine breadcrumbs. Add the milk
and egg at one go and mix only until it forms a paste. Spread the paste at the
bottom of your dish, wetting the spatula to help spreading it evenly.
Blend the filling ingredients and pour them on top of the
short crust base.
Bake in a low temperature of 120 C or Gas Mark 3.
After 90 minutes of cooking, insert skewer in the centre
to check whether it is cooked. Continue cooking until the skewer comes out
clean.
When cooked, leave to cool and set for at least 2 hours.
Whip the cream, add the sugar and spread or pipe on top
of the pie.
Put the sliced bananas in the lemon juice to prevent them
from browning.
Sprinkle the coffee granules, arrange the banana slices,
and drizzle with the melted chocolate.
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BANANAS
Containing three
natural sugars - sucrose, fructose and glucose combined
with fibre, a
banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost of
energy. Research
has proven that just two bananas provide enough energy
for a strenuous 90-minute workout. No wonder the banana
is the number one
fruit with the world's leading athletes.
But energy isn't
the only way a banana can help us keep fit. It can also
help overcome or
prevent a substantial number of illnesses and conditions
making it a must
to add to our daily diet.
Depression:
According to a recent survey undertaken by MIND amongst
people
suffering from depression, many felt much better after
eating a banana.
This is because
bananas contain tryptophan, a type of protein that the body
converts into serotonin, known to make you relax, improve
your mood and
generally make you feel happier.
PMS (Pre-menstrual Syndrome):
Forget the pills - eat a banana. The
Vitamin B6 it contains regulates blood glucose levels,
which can affect your mood.
Anemia:
High in iron, bananas can stimulate the production of
hemoglobin
In the blood and so helps in cases of anemia.
Blood Pressure:
This unique tropical fruit is extremely high in potassium
yet low in salt,
making it the perfect to beat blood pressure. So much so,
the US Food and
Drug Administration has just allowed the
banana industry
to make official claims for the fruit's ability to reduce
the risk of blood
pressure and
stroke.
Brain Power:
200 students at a Twickenham (Middlesex) school were
helped
through their
exams this year by eating bananas at breakfast, break, and
lunch in a bid to
boost their brain power. Research has
shown that the
potassium-packed
fruit can assist learning by making pupils more alert.
Constipation: High in fibre, including
bananas in the diet can help
Restore normal bowel action, helping to overcome the
problem without resorting to
laxatives.
Hangovers:
One of the quickest ways of curing a hangover is to make
a
banana milkshake,
sweetened with honey. The banana calms the stomach and,
with the help of
the honey, builds up depleted blood sugar levels, while
the milk soothes and re-hydrates your system.
Heartburn:
Bananas have a natural antacid effect in the body, so if
you
suffer from heartburn, try eating a banana for soothing
relief.
Morning Sickness:
Snacking on bananas between meals helps to keep blood
sugar levels up
and avoid morning sickness.
Mosquito bites:
Before reaching for the insect bite cream, try rubbing
the
affected area with
the inside of a banana skin. Many people find it
amazingly
successful at reducing swelling and irritation.
Nerves:
Bananas are high in B vitamins that help calm the nervous
system.
Overweight and at work?
Studies at the Institute of Psychology in Austria
found pressure at
work leads to gorging on comfort food like chocolate and
crisps. Looking at
5,000 hospital patients, researchers found the most
obese were more likely
to be in high-pressure jobs. The report concluded that,
to avoid panic-induced food cravings, we need to control
our blood sugar levels
by snacking on
high carbohydrate foods every two hours to keep levels
steady.
Ulcers:
The banana is used as the dietary food against intestinal
Disorders because of its soft texture and smoothness. It
is the only raw fruit that
can be eaten
without distress in over-chronicler cases.
It also
neutralizes over-acidity and reduces irritation by
coating the lining of the stomach.
Temperature control:
Many other cultures see bananas as a "cooling"
fruit
that can lower
both the physical and emotional temperature of expectant
mothers. In Thailand, for example, pregnant women eat
bananas to ensure
their baby is born
with a cool temperature.
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD):
Bananas
can help SAD sufferers because
they contain the
natural mood enhancer, tryptophan.
Smoking:
Bananas can also help people trying to give up
smoking. The B6,
B12 they contain,
as well as the potassium and magnesium found in them,
help the body recover from the effects of nicotine
withdrawal.
Stress:
Potassium is a vital mineral, which helps normalize the
heartbeat,
sends oxygen to
the brain and regulates your body's water balance. When
we are stressed, our metabolic rate rises, thereby
reducing our potassium
levels. These can
be re balanced with the help of a high-potassium banana
snack.
Strokes:
According to research in
"The New England Journal of Medicine,"
eating bananas as
part of a regular diet can cut the risk of death by
strokes by as much
as 40%!
Warts:
Those keen on natural alternatives
swear that if you want to kill
off a wart, take a piece of banana skin and place it on
the wart, with the
yellow side out.
Carefully hold the skin in place with a plaster or
surgical tape!
So, a banana
really is a natural remedy for many ills. When you compare it
to an apple, it
has four times the protein, twice the carbohydrate, three
times the
phosphorus, five times the vitamin A and iron, and twice the
other vitamins and
minerals. It is also rich in potassium and is one of the best
value foods
around. So maybe it’s time to change that well-known phrase so
that we can say,
"A banana a day keeps the doctor away!"