Banoffee blondies

By: Rachel Allen From: Rachel Allen's Cake Diaries

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Prep time:
20 min, plus cooling time
Cook time:
35 min
Serves:
Makes 16 blondies

Use up squishy bananas to bake Rachel Allen’s moreish blondies studded with crunchy nuggets of almond praline

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Ingredients

For the almond praline

  • 100 g caster sugar
  • 100 g whole almonds, skin on

For the blondies

  • 100 g butter
  • 225 g white chocolate, drops or broken into pieces
  • 175 g light soft brown sugar
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 200 g (about 2) peeled very ripe bananas, mashed
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 225 g plain flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
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Method

1. For the almond praline: Place the caster sugar in a frying pan (preferably non-stick), spreading it over the base of the pan. Scatter over the almonds.

2. Cook on a medium heat until the sugar turns a deep golden caramel. Swirl the pan once the sugar starts caramelising, but do not stir it.

3. Tip out onto a baking tray lined with baking parchment and allow to cool and set. Chop or pulse in a food processor until the consistency of very coarse breadcrumbs.

4. For the blondies: Preheat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Line a 20cm square cake tin - if the tin has a removable base, butter the sides and line the base with a square of baking parchment, otherwise line the base and sides of the tin.

5. Place the butter and white chocolate in heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water set over a low heat. When the butter has melted, remove from the heat and stir to melt the chocolate.

6. Pour into a large bowl and beat in the light soft brown sugar, egg, mashed bananas and vanilla extract. Stir in the almond praline.

7. Sift in the remaining ingredients and fold in thoroughly to mix. Spoon the mixture into the prepared tin and bake for 30-35 minutes, or until just set and golden on top.

8. Either allow to cool completely in the tin or allow to cool in the tin for 5–10 minutes and serve while still warm. Carefully remove the cake from the tin and cut into squares for serving.

Text © Rachel Allen 2012. Photography © Philip Webb 2012.
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I followed the recipe completely. Cooked them for 35 mins until golden. It seemed cooked and given that they have to cool fully in the tin I didn't want to over cook them. Anyway when I tried to cut it up it was way too gooey. I would suggest a lot longer than 35 minutes. Disappointing!

TonyS96202 TonyS96202  Posted 21 Oct 2012 11:44 PM