Tuesday, 21 June 2016

Easy Banoffee Pie

Banoffee pie is a rich, decadent dessert consisting of four delicious layers. It is very easy to make and requires only 30 minutes to make!



Serves:
10 people.
Preparation time: 
20 minutes.
Cooking time:
10-15 minutes.
Total time:
30 minutes.
Ingredients:
For the crust
- A pack of digestive biscuits.
-100g butter.
For the filling:
-1 large banana chopped into thin slices.
- 1 bag of thorntons toffee.
-2 tbsp double cream.
For the cream and garnish:
-300ml double cream.
- 2 tbsp icing sugar.
-1/4 pecans, chopped.
-1 tbsp instant coffee.
Method:
Start off by crushing the biscuit using a food processor, until it forms a fine texture, add the butter and beat until the biscuit and butter are well mixed, next add the mixture into an 8 inch x 11 inch baking tray and press firmly, bake in the oven for about 10-15 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius. In the meanwhile, put the toffee in a small saucepan along with the two tablespoons of cream on low heat and keep mixing until all the toffee has melted. Turn off the heat and leave to cool. Take the baking tray out of the oven and let it cool as well. In a bowl, whip the double cream until it starts forming soft peaks , add the icing sugar and fold it into the cream. when the crust and the toffee has cooled, put the coffee over the crust and spread it out evenly, layer the banana on top until the toffee is covered by the banana, finally, use a piping bag to pipe the cream and then spread it out with a spatula. chill the pie for a few hours, and before serving, garnish with pecans and coffee.


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