Desserts And Good Food

        The sweet and creaminess of the bananas, contrasting with the spicy and crunchy outside of these fritters, going to be a hit in your next family gathering. Serve warm with vanilla caram el sauce to add another layer of flavor to this simple dessert. Ingredients: 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon granulated sugar 1/4 teaspoon table salt 1/2 teaspoon ginger pinch of nutmeg The zest of 1 large lemon 1/2 cup room temperature water 3 bananas yellow and firm, peeled and cut into 1-inch lengths  1 cup Panko breadcrumbs Vegetable oil for deep-frying Vanilla caramel sauce Confectioners' sugar, for dusting  Heat the oil to 350°degrees   Combine flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, lemon zest, nutmeg and, ginger in a mixing bowl.  Whisk in water until smooth batter form.  Place bananas into the batter, coating lightly. Roll in the   breadcrumbs.  Deep-fry until golden ...

     The inspiration for this recipe came from my daughter's love for the Macadamia Nut cookie recipe I created for her. My blondies with coffee caramel are one of her favorite desserts. I thought why not make a Macadamia blondie topped with vanilla caramel sauce! Not a bad idea. I wrote down the recipe and, I made the blondies for my daughter. She took the blondies to her office and they were gone in less than an hour. After making a few batches of these blondies to test the different flavor combinations I decided to share this recipe. I hope you like it as much as we do.                                             dessertsandgoodfood.blogspot.com    Ingredients: 2 large eggs 1 stick unsalted butter at room temperature 1 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar 2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger 1 1/4 cup unbleached all...

     Caramel sauce are very simple to make. Instead of cream you can also use fruit juices, liqueur or wine. Often a small amount of butter is added for flavor.      I make this vanilla caramel sauce to pour over my Macadamia nut blondies and,  the combination was decadent!                                            Ingredients: 1 cup granulated sugar 1/4 cup water 2 tablespoon unsalted butter 3/4 cup heavy cream 2 teaspoon vanilla extract  pinch of salt a wooden spoon to stir the caramel In a medium pot over medium heat add 1/4 cup of water and pour 1 cup of sugar in the center. Mix the sugar until dissolved, stop stirring. Brush the sides of the pot with a wet pastry brush to prevent the sugar from crystalizing. Continue to cook until the sugar turns a light golden brown color. Remove the pan from the heat and ...