Banoffee Pie
By: Anonymous
Published: Saturday, December 12, 2009 - 2:56am

Ingredients




1 cup ground almonds, lightly toasted
1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
2/3 cup sugar
1 zest of one lemon
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1 dsh ground cloves
2/3 cup unsalted butter, cut into pieces and chilled
1 egg yolk
1 whl egg
1 tablespoon brandy
Filling
3 banana
1 tin condensed milk
3 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons whipping cream
1 tablespoon rum
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
Topping
1 cup whipping cream
2 tablespoons sugar

Preparation

1 Chocolate shavings or cocoa powder, for garnish 2 Blend together almonds, flour, sugar, zest and spices. Cut in butter until the texture of coarse meal. 3 Stir together yolk, egg and brandy and blend into dough until it just comes together. Shape dough into a disc, wrap and chill for 2 hours. 4 Preheat oven to 350.On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to just greater than 1/4-inch thick. 5 Line a 10-inch tart shell with pastry, trim edges and chill 15 minutes. 6 Dock pastry with a fork and bake for 20 minutes, until golden brown around the edges. 7 Filling:Slice bananas and arrange in bottom of tart shell. 8 Stir together condensed milk and brown sugar in a heavy-bottomed sauce pot. 9 Have ready remaining ingredients. Whisking constantly over medium heat, cook condensed milk until it thickens, about 8-10 minutes. Remove from heat and whisk in whipping cream, rum, vanilla and butter. 10 Pour over bananas in tart and spread evenly. Chill for 30 minutes. 11 Topping:Whip whipping cream with sugar to soft peaks. 12 To Assemble:Spread whipped cream topping on top of tart. Sprinkle with chocolate shavings or a dusting of cocoa powder for garnish if you wish. 13 The combination of banana and toffee can be extremely addictive. I don't think I?ve seen anyone eat just one slice!