I recollect feeding my little brothers a variety of banana toddler food after they were small. It is not any surprise that youngsters like bananas. They are excessive in carbohydrates or sugar and are an brilliant source of electricity. Your common banana has about a hundred and five energy, however it additionally has a whole lot of proper things. It is high in vitamin C and in B6, excessive in potassium and excessive in dietary fiber. It is very low in sodium and in saturated fat and has no cholesterol. It is available in its own handy wrapper and it’s a notable addition to smoothies. Best of all it is one of the least pricey culmination for your grocery store.
With this recipe you don’t ought to wait until the banana ripens. It is better, in truth, if the banana isn’t too gentle, in view that you may be folding in slices of it on the very quit.
If you like banana cream pie, you’ll like this easy, flavorful recipe. It requires ¼ cup of whipping cream. Whipping cream has a reasonably excessive quantity of milk fat, generally between thirty to thirty-six percent. Light cream has between eighteen and thirty percentage, depending on the enterprise that makes it. I have used half of and half of to make these cookies, which comes in at ten to eighteen percentage. It works properly, Cream Deluxe however the taste is not quite as wealthy and creamy. I’ve additionally observed that the cookies dry out quicker when I use less milk fats, so use your personal judgment. My husband likes them despite the half of and half.
Beat an egg with 2/3 cup of brown sugar for 3-4 mins. If you don’t have brown sugar, use white sugar and upload 2 teaspoons of molasses. Now that I recognise that brown sugar is just white sugar with molasses delivered lower back in, I in no way buy brown sugar. That way I by no means have to fear whether or not it’ll be tough, simply after I need it for a recipe. I vary the amount of molasses depending upon whether or not a recipe requires mild or darkish brown sugar. Figure about 1 tablespoon of molasses consistent with cup of white sugar for light and a pair of for dark.
Add ½ teaspoon of vanilla extract and stir inside the ¼ cup of whipping cream (or 1/2 and 1/2) and 1½ tablespoons of vegetable oil. Separately, whisk together 1¾ cup of flour with 1 teaspoon of baking powder. For those of you above 5000 ft, use ¾ teaspoon of baking powder. Add the flour combination to the relaxation and chill the dough.
While it is chilling, turn the oven to 350 levels Fahrenheit. Take a banana and slice it lengthwise twice into 4 lengthy strips. Then reduce the strips into ¼ inch portions. Gently fold the banana portions into the dough. Drop through cookies scoops (approximately 1 tablespoon of dough) and bake for sixteen to 18 mins until the cookies are mild brown puffy balls. You can grease the cookie sheet, however parchment paper is higher, because it may not upload calories. These won’t unfold, so you can placed extra of them on a sheet. The recipe makes 25 cookies. Each tablespoon-sized cookie is set 75 calories with whipping cream and no powdered sugar.
You can dust the cookies with powdered sugar after baking to make them extra festive, however it isn’t vital. Also, I’ve been informed that cognac goes well with this cookie. If you’re making them for adults, attempt the usage of cognac rather than the vanilla extract. You also can upload a pinch or two of nutmeg to the recipe for a extra adult flavor. These are high-quality proper out of the oven, however I shop them inside the refrigerator due to the cream and find that they seem to vanish.
Copyright 2011 by Linda K. Murdock. Linda is the author of A Busy Cook’s Guide to Flavor-Packed Cookies & Bars. This book includes 63 exclusive flavors with a cookie and bar recipe for every taste, along with Banana Cream Cookies, Lime (like key lime pie), Root Beer, Curry Pecan and others. Smaller recipes, clean instructions and with no trouble to be had substances entice busy bakers, who prefer more taste and much less