Sticky Toffee Banana Pudding

This recipe is from magazine Bon Appetit! It was so good I didn't get my own picture it was gone.


Sticky Toffee Banana Pudding

Toffee sauce
•1 1/4 cups plus 3 tablespoons (or more) heavy whipping cream
•1/2 cup (packed) golden brown sugar
•1/2 cup dark corn syrup
•1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter


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•2 cups unbleached all purpose flour
•1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
•3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
•2/3 tablespoons (packed) dark brown sugar
•2 large eggs
•1 cup mashed very ripe bananas (2 to 3)
•1 tablespoon dark rum
•1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
•Sliced bananas (optional)
•special equipment
8x8x2-inch nonstick metal baking pan
Preparation
toffee sauce
•Bring 1 1/4 cups cream, brown sugar, corn syrup, butter, and 1/8 teaspoon salt to boil in heavy small saucepan over medium heat, whisking until sugar dissolves. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook at gentle boil until sauce coats spoon thickly and is reduced to 1 1/2 cups, whisking occasionally, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat and cool. Whisk in 3 tablespoons or more cream to thin sauce to desired consistency. DO AHEAD Can be made 2 days ahead. Cover and chill. Rewarm slightly before using.
banna cake
•Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter 8x8x2-inch nonstick metal baking pan. Dust baking pan with flour, tapping out excess.
•Whisk flour, baking power, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in medium bowl. Using electric mixer, beat butter and sugar in large bowl until well blended. Beat in eggs 1 at a time. Beat in mashed bananas, rum, and vanilla (batter may look curdled). Add dry ingredients in 4 additions, beating just to blend after each addition. Spread batter evenly in prepared baking pan.
•Bake cake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, 35 to 38 minutes. Spread 1/2 cup toffee sauce evenly over cake. Return cake to oven and bake until sauce is bubbling thickly, about 6 minutes. Cool cake in pan on rack 30 minutes. Cut around cake in pan. Cut cake into 9 squares or 12 rectangles. Serve cake slightly warm or at room temperature with toffee sauce and top with sliced bananas, if desired.


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New Grands Cinnabons!

Two packages of Pillsbury New Grands Cinnabons turn out to look delish in a hurry!
They are quick and easy too!

Super Rice Crispy Treats!

These are just rice crispy treats with fondant cut out with sprinkles. much fun for kids and missionary treats. Made my daughter some for Valentine's day in Bright pink with blue sugar crystals. Looks fantastic! Wish i got pictures of them.

Bee Diaper Cake!

I found these cute diapers with bees printed on them so I put this diaper cake together and then found a Bee to stuff in the middle. Even has bees on the ribbon.
Best wishes to my cousin and her new little girl. Hope you like it!

Sky-High Cheesecake

Sky-High Cheesecake

2 cups graham crackers crumbs
1/2 cup butter, melted
1/8 cup ground nutmeg
1 carton(16 oz.) small cottage cheese
8 eggs
3 pkg.(8 0z.) cream cheese, softened
1 1/2 cups sugar
1-2 tsp. almond extract
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 pkg.(8 0z.) cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 tsp. almond extract

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. In medium bowl combine graham crumbs, butter and nutmeg. Press into bottom of 10-inch springform pan. Set aside.
In blender combine bowl beat 3 pkgs. cream cheese and 1 1/2 cups sugar with electric mixer on med. speed until fluffy. Add 1-2 tsp. almond extract and vanilla. Beat until combined. Add 4 eggs, one at a time; Beat intil just combined after each addition. Stir in cottage cheese mixture.
Pour cheese mixture over crust. Place in shallow baking dish. Bake for 5 minutes. Reduce heat to 325 degrees. Bake 50-60 minutes more or until center appears nearly set. Cool 30 mintes more. Remove sides of pan. Cool completely.
Mix 1 pkg. cream cheese, 1/3 cup sugar & 1/2 tsp. almond extract beat til smooth. Spread over cooled cheesecake. Cover & chill 4 hours before serving.

Here's another one!

Pumpkin Chili

Pumpkin Chili

2 pounds ground beef 1 large onion, diced 1 green bell pepper, diced 2 (15 ounce) cans kidney beans, drained 1 (46 fluid ounce) can tomato juice 1 (28 ounce) can peeled and diced tomatoes with juice 1/2 cup canned pumpkin puree 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice 1 tablespoon chili powder 1/4 cup white sugar

In a large pot over medium heat, cook beef until brown; drain. Stir in onion and bell pepper and cook 5 minutes. Stir in beans, tomato juice, diced tomatoes and pumpkin puree. Season with pumpkin pie spice, chili powder and sugar. Simmer 1 hour.

Homemade Bread in a bag!

Homemade Bread in a bag so easy your children can do it!
Bread in a Bag

INGREDIENTS
3 cups all-purpose flour, divided
3 tablespoons white sugar
1 (.25 ounce) package rapid rise yeast , or 1 Tablespoon
1 cup warm water
3 tablespoons non-fat dry milk
3 tablespoons oil
1 1/2 teaspoons salt

DIRECTIONS
In a large resealable freezer bag, combine 1 cup of the flour,3 tablespoons sugar,1 pkg. yeast and 1 cup warm water. Squeeze most of the air out of the bag, and seal. Squish with your hands until the well blended. Set aside to rest for 10 minutes at room temperature, or until bubbles appear.

In a separate bowl, stir together 1 cup of flour, 3 tablespoons dry milk, 3 tablespoons oil and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt. Pour into the resealable bag and squeeze out most of the air. Seal, and squish until well blended. Add the last cup of flour to the bag, and continue mixing in the same manner until well blended.

Remove the dough from the bag, and place on a floured surface. Knead for 5 to 8 minutes. Form into a small loaf, and place in a greased 8×4 inch loaf pan. Cover with a towel, and allow to rise for about 30 minutes, or until your finger leaves an impression when you poke the top of the loaf gently.

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Bake the bread for 35 minutes in the preheated oven, until golden brown.

This was alot of fun for the children. We made three loaves and they turned out beautiful.