Plantain Gingerbread (Liberia)
Recipe: #8937
April 09, 2013
"From: The Africa News Cookbook, African Cooking for Western Kitchens."
Original is 9 servings
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (158.9 g)
- Calories 323.2
- Total Fat - 9.7 g
- Saturated Fat - 2 g
- Cholesterol - 4 mg
- Sodium - 489.4 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 50.6 g
- Dietary Fiber - 4.3 g
- Sugars - 43.7 g
- Protein - 11.6 g
- Calcium - 189.9 mg
- Iron - 4.1 mg
- Vitamin C - 3.4 mg
- Thiamin - 0.3 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Step 2
Use a tablespoon of the butter to grease a 9-inch square baking pan.
Step 3
Combine sugar and vanilla in a heavy saucepan with half a cup of water.
Step 4
Add plantain slices and cook over moderate heat until plantains are tender. Drain.
Step 5
Layer drained plantain slices across the greased baking pan. Set aside.
Step 6
Combine flour, salt, baking soda and spices in a bowl.
Step 7
In a clean saucepan, bring remaining butter and molasses just to a boil.
Step 8
Begin adding the flour mix and the milk a bit at a time, alternating them. Beat vigorously until smooth and pour over plantains in baking dish.
Step 9
Bake 50-60 minutes until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean.
Tips
No special items needed.
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