I get asked quite often why I like to cook. The first reason I give is normally because I like to eat. I am Thai and food is a big factor in our culture. We greet each other with hello followed by 'have you eaten? When guests turn up at your house it's safe to assume that they will expect to be fed.

The second reason is that as I grew up in the Northeastern part of Thailand, the poorest region, food was always hard to come by. We weren't hungry as there was always rice, but it was difficult finding something to go with rice. Now I do have ingredients to go with rice, I want to cook!

Sunday, 24 January 2016

Peanut Butter Traybake with Pistachio Drizzle.



Peanut Butter and Banana with Pistachio and Almond Drizzle Traybake.

Quick and Easy.

Equipment:
20x30cm deep oven tray lined with greaseproof paper.

Oven 180c fan forced.

                 For the sponge.
-200g peanut butter,
-250g caster sugar,
-250 self raising flour,
-1tsp baking powder,
-100g butter,
-4 eggs,
-2 ripe bananas,
-1 tsp vanilla bean paste,
-pinch salt,
Use an electric mixer to beat the above ingredients together.
Spoon into the prepared tin, spread evenly.

Bake 25 minutes, skewer should come out clean.

                  For the Glaze.
-75g shelled pistachios, roughly chopped, 
-50g flaked almonds, leave aside.

In a small pan, put in,
-1tbsp water,
-juice of 1/2 Orange,
-50g caster sugar, 
-1tbsp honey 
Cook stirring until the sugar has melted, add
-pistachio nuts,
-flaked almonds.

Carefully take the cake out of the tin and put it on a cooling rack (place foil underneath to catch the drips).
Spoon the nut drizzle over the cake, leave to cool completely.

Once cooled, mix
-icing sugar with
-water,
Use a fork to drizzle the icing  over the cake.



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