Thursday, 18 May 2006

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Carol Smillie's Banoffee Pie

TV presenter Carol swaps DIY for oven gloves

Serves 12
Ingredients

1 can of condensed milk
1 large packet of digestive biscuits
½tsp dried ginger
225g/8oz unsalted butter, melted
10-12 bananas
1½pt double cream
50g/2oz caster sugar
1oz dark chocolate

Method

1 Boil the unopened tin of condensed milk in a pan of water for 2½ hours and leave to cool for at least 6 hours before opening. Do not allow to boil dry, as the tin will explode.
2 Place the biscuits in a Robo Chef or Magimix and grind until crumbled, add the dried ginger, then slowly add the melted butter. Place the mixture in a loose-bottomed flan dish and allow to set in the fridge for about 30 mins.
3 Carefully open the can of condensed milk. This will be set, so you can spread it on to the base. Slice the bananas into the base – you can use as little or as many as you wish. Whip up the double cream with the caster sugar and pipe all over the bananas.
4 Grate the dark chocolate over the cream and put it in the fridge until ready to serve.

Recipe from Cooking For Life compiled by Louise Robinson. For more info, call 020-7793 4500 or visit www.wateraid.org.