The Great Chef

I was reading some online news feed the other day and one headline caught my eyes "Recipe: Banana loaf from Mojo Cafe .... the Mojo Cafe in Wellington is the best in town ... and usually sold out in the afternoon" As it has given a recipe to try out so I got to try it out. Simple in ingredients and easy to make too and indeed I love it. Banana Walnut Loaf Ingredients 300g ripe bananas 160g caster sugar * 3 large eggs 250g self rising flour 10g bicarbonate soda 120ml canola oil 160ml fresh milk 50g - 80g walnuts (roughly chopped) Method Preheat oven to 180°celcius. Line the bottom of loaf pan with grease proof paper and grease the sides of the pan. Set aside. Add the banana and sugar into the food processor and puree till smooth.   Add in the eggs, oil and milk and pulse till well combined.  Sieve the flour and bicarbonate soda.  Fold the flour mixture and walnuts into the banana puree mixture till all well combined. Pour into the loaf tin. Bake for 45 minutes or until skewer

Usually when my teenage niece came home from school, she will immediately head to the pantry to look for food or snack to munch. Kids when they are in their growing age, they will constantly looking for food to eat. Being a good aunt,  and as I know she loves egg tarts I made this for her. This recipe is very simple in ingredients; much better than the previous recipe I made years back. Egg Tarts (Makes 12) Ingredients Pastry 150g Butter 2 tbsp Icing Sugar 280g Plain Flour or All purpose flour 2 Egg Yolks 1 Egg White Filling 140g Castor Sugar or fine sugar 150g Hot Water 4 Whole Eggs 250ml Fresh Milk 1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract a pinch of fine salt Method (for Pastry) With your electric hand held mixer, cream the butter, icing sugar, egg yolks and egg white till smooth. Fold in the flour and mix till well combined. Once it is well mixed, using hand, press the mixture together and form a dough. (If the dough is too wet texture add in some flour and lightly knead till well combined). Wrap th