02 Dec 2011 No Comments

Mike Ward makes New York inspired dessert on BBC Radio Cumbria

Mike Ward, Head Chef at the Lodore Falls Hotel, is becoming quite a regular on the Mike Zeller show on BBC Radio Cumbria. Today our Mike describes how to make a New York inspired pudding following his trip to the Big Apple last week…

Chocolate Banana Bread & Peanut Butter Pudding

Ingredients -

• 285g/ 10oz Plain Flour
• 1tsp Bicarbonate of Soda
• ½ tsp salt
• 110g/ 4oz Butter, plus extra for greasing              
• 225g/ 8oz Caster sugar
• 2 Eggs
• 4 Ripe bananas
• 85ml/ 3 fl oz Buttermilk (or normal milk with 1 ½ tsp lemon juice)
• 1 tsp Vanilla extract
• 100g/ 4oz Dark Chocolate chips or chopped chocolate

Method - 

1. Pre heat oven to 180˚C/ 350˚F/ Gas 4
2. Sift flour, bicarb & salt into bowl
3. In a separate bowl, , cream butter & sugar together until light & fluffy
4. Add eggs, mashed bananas, buttermilk & vanilla to the butter & sugar mixture & mix well, then fold in flour & chocolate
5. Grease loaf tin (20cm x 12.5cm/ 8”x 5”) & pour in mixture
6. Bake in oven 45-50mins until well risen & golden brown
7. Remove from oven & cool in tin for a few minutes, then turn out onto wire rack to cool completely.

NB: Keep in an airtight container.

Chocolate Custard - 

Ingredients - 

• 1 pint/ 570ml Double cream
• 8floz/ 225ml Milk
• 6 Egg yolks
• 2oz/ 50g Caster sugar
• 2 Level tsp cornflour
• 4oz/ 100g Dark chocolate (chopped)

Method - 

1. Heat milk & cream together
2. Pour onto chopped chocolate and stir until dissolved
3. In another bowl, whisk egg yolks, sugar and cornflour together
4. Whisk hot cream and chocolate mixture into egg and sugar gradually until all incorporated
5. Return to pan and gently bring to simmering point stirring all the time.
6. Remove from the heat.

To serve the pudding:

1. Slice the banana bread into finger thick slices
2. Spread the crunchy peanut butter on the banana bread
3. Arrange the slices in a buttered oven proof dish, slightly overlapping
4. Pour over chocolate custard (enough to cover)
5. Leave to soak for 15-20mins approx
6. Bake in a water bath in the oven 40-45mins approx
7. Remove from oven and serve with double cream or ice cream.

by Dani in Uncategorized Tags: mike ward, pudding, recipe