A few weeks ago, my Dad starting taking bananas home from our vegetable garden. We had some banana plants there which Dad lovingly took care of. But, having a vegetable garden is not like buying things from the grocer or supermarket. We can end up with a lot of a particular fruit or vegetable or with just one single piece. In the case of the bananas, we had a LOT! Even after we gave some to our neighbors and friends, we still had quite a lot of bananas to deal
Bananas from our veg garden
with.
So I decided to find thing I could do with bananas. Among the easiest recipes I found was that of the steamed Banana Cake! I made one as a test item and I failed miserably -- it was edible but not what I expected.
Banana Cake
I got right on the second try though and I haven't looked back since. I try to make a banana cake at least once a week with different variations like using semolina (sooji) instead of flour, or adding nuts for some crunchiness.It has become among my favorite things -- banana cake
Darn, this post is making me hungry.
