I love bananas...

...So much so that the last time I went to Sainsburys, I bought TOO much (it was cheap, 68p for a pack of 5 bananas, so I bought 3 packs).

Ate one pack, kept the rest in the larder, and promptly forgot about them until today. The bananas were already spotty, I was a bit sick of bananas by then. So what to do...

Bake them lorr!

So just now, after the trip to Mt Edgecombe with the other International students, I promptly went to work with my "don't waste bananas, bake em!" session. One pack aside for cekodok pisang, ala bujang terlajak, and 3 bananas for kuali.com's banana cake, and another 2 bananas for a loaf of banana nut bread.

The result?

Cekodok pisang that was reminiscent of school canteen teas, a rather dense banana cake, and omigod orgasmistic banana nut bread as shown below:

Go ahead and try it. Especially the banana nut bread. It's the yummiest bread I've ever had. The recipe is so easy to follow, with illustrated step-by-step guide, it's impossible to go wrong.

It's my first attempt at baking bread, and menjadi some more. Plus you can add whatever you want in the bread as well. I love fruits and nuts, so I added loads of raisins and walnuts.

The texture is just right, not too moist, nor too dense or crumbly. I love the crispy crust. Haha, gonna bake loads of banana nut bread for my friends already. They're sure to love it. Before long, Gastronella is going to come to ME for help! *nyek*nyek*

I wasn't too happy with kuali.com's banana cake though. It was too... crumbly. The fact that I took it out of the pan before it cooled down didn't help either. And I was too impatient and tried to cut the cake while it was still warm. At any rate, the taste is still pretty good. Presentation a bit out though... Lesson learnt, never cut a cake when it's still hot.

Kacau-ed Yuen Li, as usual, before he slept. Tempted him with the goodies. Hehe, Yuen Li ah, next holiday you adopt me as your housepet okay? Then I cook for you while you keep me entertained with your special brand of dry humour yea?

Or if anyone else wants to adopt me as holiday housepet for the September hols also can...

*muka kesian ala SPCA puppy*

Hehe.

Oh, and if what Jay says is true, that success is measured by happiness, then right here, right now...

Happiness is the delicious aroma of freshly baked banana bread.