12 banana variation Recipes

green bananas or green plantains, canola oil for frying, salt, hot pepper or garlic cloves for additional flavor variations

pie crust (single crust, preferably homemade ), instant vanilla pudding, vanilla, half-and-half, bananas, whipping cream (do not use cool whip, use 3/4 pint if you like a lot), powdered sugar, vanilla

sugar, unsweetened cocoa powder, water, milk, vanilla, cream or mini marshmallows, banana, mashed (combine in blender), creamy peanut butter (combine in blender), instant coffee granules, crushed peppermint candies or 1/4 tsp peppermint extract, ground cinnamon or 1 cinnamon stick, grand marnier

granulated sugar, all-purpose flour, salt, milk, eggs or 3 egg whites, margarine, vanilla, pie crusts, pre-baked

all-purpose bleached flour (she notes: this flour is softer than unbleached flour and helps to make tender pancakes), sugar, salt, baking powder, baking soda, buttermilk, milk, egg, unsalted butter, melted, vanilla extract, vegetable oil for griddle, variations, lemon poppy seed pancakes : follow pancake recipe, whisking 1 tsp. of finely grated lemon zest and 1 tsp. of poppy seeds into the dry ingredients., orange cardamom pancakes : follow pancake recipe, whisking 1tsp. of finely grated orange zest and 1/4 tsp. ground cardamom into the dry ingredients., gingerbread pancakes : follow pancake recipe, substituting 4 tsps. of molasses for the sugar and adding it to the wet ingredients, then whisking 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon, 1 1/2 tsps. ground ginger and 1/8 tsp. ground cloves into the dry ingredients., chocolate chip pancakes : follow pancake recipe, sprinkling 1 tbsp. of miniature chocolate chips over the uncooked side of each pancake as it cooks., banana nutmeg : follow pancake recipe, whisking 1/2 tsp. nutmeg into the dry ingredients and dropping 5 or 6 thin slices of banana (you ll need 2 small bananas total) over the uncooked side of each pancake as it cooks., ginger pancakes : follow pancake recipe, whisking 1 tsp. ginger into the dry ingredients and sprinkling 1 tbsp. of finely chopped crystallized ginger (about 1/2 cup total) over the uncooked side of each pancake as it cooks., lemon blueberry : follow pancake recipe, whisking 1 tsp. finely grated lemon zest into the dry ingredients and sprinkling about 2 tbsp. frozen blueberries (you ll need about 1 cup total) over the uncooked side of each pancake as it cooks., almond pancakes : follow pancake recipe, substituting 1 tsp. of almond extract for the vanilla extract., corn pancakes : flowwow pancake recipe, reducing flour to 3/4 cup and whisking 1/2 cup fine yellow corn meal into dry ingredients, and sprinkling 2 tbsp. of frozen corn (about 1 cup total) over the uncooked side of each pancake as it cooks.

butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, flour, baking soda, salt, mashed banana, nuts, sour cream or plain yogurt

all-purpose flour, granulated sugar, baking soda, salt, chopped nuts (optional), butter, melted and cooled, eggs, sour cream , heaping, overripe bananas, vanilla, granulated sugar, cinnamon, water, topping variation, flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, butter, softened

all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, egg (separated ), egg whites, cream (light ), melted butter, milk, butter (for cooking ) or shortening (for cooking), vanilla, rose water or 1 tsp orange flower water, grated lemons , orange or 1 tsp mandarin orange peel, your favorite liqueur (such as anisette or brandy), sliced banana, fresh preferably wild blueberries , blotted dry, lemon wedge, fresh berries, powdered sugar, softened butter, warm maple syrup, flavored syrup , infusion (see cottage garden rose-petal syrup (sweetened rose water) and lemon verbena and herbal simple syrups for lemonade etc!), lavender honey (see homemade ), fresh lavender flowers, for garnish, fresh rose petals, for garnish, fresh orange blossom fresh edible flower, for garnish

softened butter (or melted ) or 1/2 cup margarine, sugar, eggs, vanilla, smashed very ripe bananas, white flour, baking powder, baking soda

water, unsalted butter, salt, heaping cup (4 1/2 oz) king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour, eggs, heavy cream, sugar, strawberry or other jam, chocolate chips, variations, mash fruit or berries, such as strawberries, bananas, blueberries or peaches and stir into whipped cream and use as filling., add small chocolate chips to the whipped cream before filling the buns. leave out the glaze., experiment with different flavours of icing, such as maple syrup, caramel, lemon or vanilla., put a piece of creme-filled candy inside the bun for a burst of flavour., party treats : make tiny buns (use tsp or a pastry tube instead of tbsp) and fill with flavoured cream-cheese or tuna dip (mash tuna into mayonnaise and flavour with garlic and pepper). make a small hole in the side of each bun and fill, using an icing tube. serve as nibbles or appetizers.