Banana Bread

2 cups self-raising flour

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

2/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar

1/2 skim milk

2 eggs, lightly beaten

50g butter, melted and cooled

3 over ripe bananas, mashed

1.  Preheat oven to 180'C.  Grease and line a loaf pan, allowing it to overhang.
2. Sift flour and cinnamon into a large bowl.  Stir in brown sugar and make a well in centre.  
3. Place the milk, eggs, cooled butter and mashed banana in separate bowl.  Stir until combined.
4. Pour banana mixture into centre of flour mixture.  With a spoon, fold mixture until just combined.  Make sure not to over mix.  
5. Spoon mixture into prepared pan.  Bake in oven for 45-50minutes, or until golden brown and firm to touch.  Cool for 10minutes in pan before turning on wire rack.
6. Eat while warm, or serve cool with butter.

Rock Cakes

 
2 cups self-raising flour

1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

90g butter, softened

1/3 cup castor sugar

1 cup sultanas (I always add more)

2 tablespoons mixed peel

1 egg, lightly beaten

1/2 cup milk

1 teaspoons castor sugar, extra

 

1. Sift flour and cinnamon into large bowl.  Rub in butter.  Stir in sugar and fruit.  
2. Stir in egg, and enough milk to give a moist but firm consistency.
3. Place 1/2 tablespoon portions of mixture into balls on a lightly greased baking tray about 5cm apart.  Sprinkle tops with extra sugar.
4. Bake in a moderate oven for about 15minutes or until browned.  Loosen cakes and cool on trays.  (If you like them a little crunchier, an extra 2-5minutes should be enough)

This recipe is adapted from The Australian Women's Weekly - 

Sweet Old Fashioned Favourites. 

  

Key Lime Pie

Base

200g plain sweet biscuits

100g unsalted butter, melted

Whipped cream and shredded lime peel to decorate

Lime Filling 

4 eggs, lightly beaten

395g can of sweetened condensed milk

1/2 cup cooking cream

2 tsps finely ground lime rind

1/2 cup lime juice

1. Using a round 20cm spring form pan, invert and grease and line base and sides with paper
2. Finely crush biscuits.  Add melted butter and mix until combined.  Press over base and up sides of pan.  Put in fridge to cool and set.
3. To make the filling, combine all ingredients in a bowl.  Beat with an electric mixer until smooth.  Pour into prepared pan.  Place pan onto oven tray.
4. Cook in a moderate oven (180'C) four about 45 minutes or until just set in the middle.
5. Remove from over, allow to cool in pan before attempting to lift out.  Decorate with whipped cream and shredded lime peel.