Attempt at baking: Baked Banana Custard Recipe

[smittenbyu]

Our fridge went a bit moody and froze up a few things that were on the top shelf. We have no idea why. We had put three of the six bananas in the fridge to keep from over ripening. Well, its coat turned black when frozen. uggh.... We thought milkshakes but N asked me if I knew any pudding/custard recipe. I had never baked anything before. Not even the instant cake stuff. So I thought why not. I searched around and found a simple recipe that needed me to go get the minimum number of ingredients from the store that charges everything double but is nearby.

I found a recipe for Baked Banana Custard
Ingredients:
1/3 cup bread crumbs
1 1/3 cup milk, warm.
2/3 lime, juice of
2 2/3 ripe bananas
2 eggs
3 1/3 tablespoons sugar
2/3 dash nutmeg

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350ºF. Lightly grease a baking dish. Peel and puree the bananas. Add 2 tbsp. of sugar, the nutmeg and the lime juice. Mix. In a separate bowl, beat eggs and 3 tbsp of sugar. Add milk and mix well.

Pour banana mixture into the baking dish. Cover with bread crumbs. Add egg mixture. Bake until custard is set.

I of course had slightly other plans...

The recipe called for some bread crumbs... I made my own and had some on the side (the basil pesto spread is yummy).


Collect all the ingredients together & greased up the pan:


Since the banana was already so ripe I just needed to mash them up. I also added some raisins. Plus added a little kesari milk masala! I found this other site that suggested pista, almonds, & cashews...and I just took a short cut... & the egg batter with the milk.


Lay it all down in the pan:


It sat in the oven for about 50 minutes... I got a bit impatient...and voila the final product...


I let it cool down and had a bite as I couldn't wait for it to sit in the fridge! :D yum... lets hope hubby also thinks so!

Comments

[shutterbug93.livejournal.com]

Looks good! I'm getting hungry! :D

[smittenbyu]

it turned out alright actually! :) Although am not really sure how it's supposed to taste! hehehe

[voyageofdreams.livejournal.com]

Oh in Australia this is known as Bread and Butter pudding (though that Banana twist is interesting an sounds delish). I love this dish!

[smittenbyu]

yeah... as I was making it, that's what I thought..and i love bread pudding... this just gave it a banana flavour!

[bezigebij.livejournal.com]

See, when I read a recipe like this I realize that you are slowly but surely becoming an American. ;)

[smittenbyu]

hahahaha... guess this was the first American recipe I have tried... and it was fun!! I am all in the mood for baking now!!

I though would love to try that Dutch pie-like desert I had...that flavour still lingers in my mouth... but it looked complicated.