Banoffee Pie

[Amanda]

Bron, you are the first person I have heard who has said that boys are harder to raise than girls - it is usually the other way round in this country!

My son was simply a joy as a small child (now a smelly teenager, but still my joy ).  Certainly a little more physical than the girls, but much happier to entertain himself, whereas the girls demanded far more directed entertainment.

[Kathy]

oh boy!That looks amazing! I love Banoffee Pie!! can't wait to give it go.

[judydawn]

I made this again today (only my second time) but made it with a biscuit base instead of pastry. 

[cookie1]

Which would you prefer Judy?  I liked the biscuit base on the icecream torte in the calendar.

[judydawn]

I haven't tried it yet Cookie1 - will decorate it and taste it tomorrow for visitors.  The main reason for doing it instead of pastry is it is quicker - I'm a very impatient cook, hate waiting for things to rest.

[judydawn]

The biscuit base went well in this pie Cookie1 - I made the pastry one so long ago that I can't remember what it was like.

[JulieO]

I made this today only making biscuit bases instead of pastry.  I got a 20cm tart and 2 mini tarts (only 6cm bases) out of this filling.
Was so much nicer than other banoffee tarts I've made, they were always too sweet, but we found this to be just right. 

 

[CreamPuff63]

JO your photos are wicked. I think I just gained 1kg from the thoughts I had. Someone said something a lot earlier about food porn and I so know what they mean when I see your photo's   

[JulieO]

   Thanks CP. 

[cgonsalv]

Julie can you please post your biscuit base recipe.  I am drooling all over the keyboard.  Looks yum.

[Bonsai]

looks like a fantastic recipe - now just have to wait for the price of bananas to come down - refuse to pay nearly $13 a kilo 

[JulieO]

cgonsalv, here it is.  You may wonder why after adding the butter I mix on reverse speed.  It's because I've found in the past that if I blitz the biscuits too much, when the tarts have chilled in the fridge the bases can be quite hard to cut through with a spoon.  I've found mixing the butter through on reverse will incorporate it throughout the biscuits without chopping them any more. 

This is enough for a 20cm tart and four mini tarts.

Biscuit base
250g pkt granita biscuits
125g butter, melted

Place the whole biscuits in the TM bowl. Process 4 secs/speed 8. 
Pour in the melted butter and combine 15 secs/Reverse speed + 3, until fully incorporated.

Divide the biscuit mixture among chosen sized tart tins with removable bases.  Use your fingers or the back of a metal spoon to firmly press the biscuit mixture over the base and side of each tin.  Place in the fridge until required.

[Cornish Cream]

I found this about biscuit bases that Thermomixer posted ages ago.It cuts out melting the butter 
http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=3036.msg35510#msg35510

[Debbiebillg]

Hiya,
JD says in here that she soaked the bananas in lemon juice to prevent them going brown but it's not mentioned in recipe. So to soak or not to soak, what would you do ?  Tis 10pm here and I'm thinking of whipping this up quickly before bed for a bbq at my brothers tomorrow. 

[judydawn]

I did that because the pie was going to take so long to get eaten in this house Debbie.  Probably not necessary if you think yours will go very quickly.  I will often add lemon to the banana in any recipe, a brown banana is not a good look.