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French Dessert: Banana Moelleux Recipe
by Robert-Gilles Martineau

French Dessert: Banana Moelleux

Bananas are not only great for humans as an easily assimilable source of energy, but is almost a medicinal plant by itself with a proven capacity to combat all kinds of diseases.
It’s only a question of diversifying its culinary approach!
Why don’t you try this simple banana soft cake recipe?

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Prep time: France French
Cook time: Servings: 4

Goes Well With: tea

Ingredients

  • Flour: 220 g
  • Sugar: 200 g
  • Butter: 150 g ; a little for the mold
  • Bananas: 3 medium sized, ripe
  • Eggs: 2
  • Yoghurt: 40 cc/ml, well stirred
  • Cinnamon: 1/2 teaspoon (half a teaspoon)
  • Vanilla essence: a few drops
  • Yeast: 1/2 (flat) teaspoon
  • Salt: a pinch

Directions

  1. Melt butter and let cool to lukewarm.
  2. Pre-heat oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
  3. Peel bananas and and process them into a very liquid homogeneous puree.
  4. In a large bowl pour the banana puree. With a hand whisker add and mix one by one in the following order: Yoghurt, eggs (without the shells!LOL), sugar, cinnamon, vanilla essence and salt.
  5. Add the flour and yeast in small quantities at a time through a sieve to improve the best absorption/mixing. when all flour and yeast have been mixed in, add melted butter and mix.
  6. Butter the insides of the mold (about 20 cm diameter). Pour in the whole cake mixture. Bake for 45 minutes or until a knife stabbed into the cake comes out smooth and clean.
  7. Eat cold as it is or with a cream nappage made with cream cheese, mascarpone, sugar, vanilla essence and lemon juice (Do it after the cake has completely cooled down, or even better slightly chilled).
  8. NOTES:
  9. Follow the order for better quality!
  10. You may add crushed walnuts or chocolate bits in the cake.