Multi seed Banana cake

Multi seed banana cake

• 25g soften unsalted butter
• 40g caster sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 ripen bananas, mashed
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 100g self-rising flour
• 50g milk
• Optional: seed mix, vanilla extract (1/4 tsp), cinnamon ground (1/4 tsp)

1. Beat the butter until fluffy, add sugar and mix well
2. Add egg and mix it in
3. Add the mashed banana, mix well
4. Mix in 50g flour, then 50g milk, and 50g flour, mix well at each step
5. Add baking soda and all the other optional ingredients
6. (Sprinkle seeds on top just before baking)
7. Bake @ 170 for 25 mins

Gnocchi alla Romana

For 2 persons:

100g semolina flour
400ml milk
25g butter
1 egg yolk
50g grated parmesan cheese
1tsp grated nugmeg
olive oil
salt

1. Bring the milk to boil in a pot and melt the butter into it. Season with a teaspoon of salt and grated nutmeg.
2. Add the semolina flour and mix quickly to avoid clumping. Cook for a further minute until the semolina becomes a compact mixture.
3. Remove from heat, mix in the yolk and 40g of the grated cheese.
4. Smear some oil on a deep tray and once the semolina mixture has cooled enough to handle, use a spatula and make a 1cm thickness 'cake' in the tray. Use a glass or a cookie cutter to cut out disks of gnocchi.
5. Place the gnocchi in a baking tray, placing them so that they overlapping each other a little. Sprinkle over the remaining cheese, bake in an oven at 200C for 20 min, until a crunchy crust has formed.

Tamarind spice biscuits

Based on recipe


Step 1

125g unsalted butter, softened
250g caster sugar
1 egg
25g tamarind concentrate

Step 2
3 tsp ground ginger
2 tsp garam masala or mixed spice

Step 3
200g plain flour
¾ tsp bicarbonate of soda

1. Beat together Step 1 ingredients 
2. Beat in Step 2 spices
3. Stir in Step 3 
4. Baking style A: scoop small balls from the mixture, flatten the dough evenly in your palm, the biscuits will be thin and crispy 
5. Baking style B: scoop and roll dough into round walnut-shaped balls, and place directly 5cm apart in the oven, the biscuits will be thick and crunchy
6. Bake at 170C (150C fan-assisted)/335F/gas mark 3 for about 15 minutes