Try a New Recipe Tuesday

Last week I had a few bananas that were left uneaten. Today I thought I wanted to make something sweet and thought I need to use these bananas. Of course, I went and browsed Pinterest, I got inspired and remembered a jamaican pastry that I used to like: Banana Tarts. So that is what I ended up making.

The boys and mom approved!

Banana Tarts

Ingredients:

Filling:
3 ripe bananas (you could use ripe plantains as well)
1/4 cup sugar
2 tbsp water
nutmeg
vanilla

Pastry dough
2 cups flour
1/2 salt
2/3 cup butter or shortening
5Tbsp water

Prepare the dough:
1. Mix together salt and flour.
2. Cut the butter in the flour until ressembles coarse crumbs.
3. Add water, 2 Tbsp at a time, mixing with a fork. Form dough into a ball, and refrigerate wrapped in waxed paper.

Prepare filling:
1. Put bananas, sugar and water in a saucepan and cook at low to medium temperature until mixture thickens (about 15 minutes).
2. Add a pinch of nutmeg and vanilla.
3. Add optional food red coloring

Assembly:
1.Spread dough unto a working surface and make rounds.
2. Fill each round half full and seal, making sure to dempen the edges.
3. Brush the tarts with some milk and prick with a fork.
4. Place unto a baking sheet and bake at 450 for 10 min., then at 350 for 25 min.

Et voila, enjoy!

Comments

Lisa Boyle said…

Oh, Joelle, my kids have already said I just have to make these! They look wonderful! :-) Thanks for linking up with "Try a New Recipe Tuesday." I hope you will be able to join us again this week. http://our4kiddos.blogspot.com/2014/03/try-new-recipe-tuesday-march-25.html

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