Monday, December 19, 2011

Chocolate and Banana Cresents

From the early preparation to the eating these chocolate and banana crescents are ideal to adventure with as a team - with only your children participating or the added of friends that have descended into your back door for the day..  Small groups doing different things, supervised by more than one adult makes the creations a living experience.

However the crescents are prepared the end taste is light weight and enjoyable.  Eaten when light a fluffy having cooled down a little with topping such as home made yoghurt they are still very tasty when served chilled as a finger food dessert.

Makes 10


  • 3/4 cup of milk
  • 1/2 medium banana - very finely chopped.
  • 1/4 cup dark brown chocolate bits.
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 2 cups self raising flour
  • pinch of baking powder
  • 2 tbsp caster sugar
  • milk, for extra, for glazing.
  • cinnamon sugar - for sprinkling.



  1. Mix the banana, chocolate bits, brown sugar and ground cinnamon.
    1. Set this aside, cover the bowl and allow the mixture to 'age'.
    2. Line a baking try and turn on the oven to heat it up. 200 deg C is the cooking temp.
  2. Sift the flour, baking powder and castor sugar together.
  3. Rub the butter into sifted dry ingredients, until the mixture resembles fine like breadcrumbs.
  4. Make a well into the centre.
  5. Add most of the milk.
  6. Mix lightly to form a soft dough.
    • Add the remaining milk if necessary.
  7. Turn onto a lightly floured surface.
  8. Knead briefly until smooth.
  9. Roll out the dough to form a large circle
    • About 30 cm [12 inches] round.
  10. Cut the dough into ten even-sized wedges.
    • You will be rolling up each base piece from the widest end so take the time now to position the wedges so that as you are rolling the wedges up the base and the contents are not 'flopping' over the other pieces of 'base'.. 
  11. With the mixture of the banana, chocolate bits, brown sugar and ground cinnamon place a small amount at the widest end of each of the wedges. 
  12. Enclose the filling as you begin to roll the widest side of the wedge in towards the apex.
  13. Place these crescents onto your lined baking tray.
  14. Brush the crescent top with milk.
  15. Sprinkle a little cinnamon sugar on top of each crescent.
  16. bake in the upper half of the oven at 200deg C for about 15 minutes [less if oven is fan forced] - or until golden brown.
  17. Top with thickened cream ,ice cream, home made custard or even yoghurt.
  18. Serve immediately.




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