Banana Pie

Photo: flickr user Cloned Milkmen

Ingredients

100 grams Cadbury's Bournville chocolate

175 grams Butter, (6oz)

225 grams Rich Tea biscuits, (8oz)

200 ml Creme Fraiche or 200g cream cheese

2 Ripe bananas

5 ml Lemon juice, (1 tsp)

50 grams Caster sugar, (2oz)

2 Eggs, size 2

40 grams Self raising flour, (11/2oz)

2 1/2 ml Vanilla essence, (1/2 tsp)

100 grams Cadbury's Bournville chocolate

142 ml Double cream, (1/2 pint)

1 Firm banana

Lemon juice

A 23cm, (9 inch) flan tin

Preparation

Melt the chocolate with the butter, stir in crushed biscuits. Press crust into the tin. Bake at Gas Mark 4, 180 C, 350 F for 15 minutes.

Meanwhile, beat cheese until smooth, then beat in squashed bananas, lemon juice, sugar, eggs, flour and essence, continuing until smooth and thick. Pour filling onto crust, bake for a further 30-35 minutes until firm; cool.

For topping, slowly melt chocolate in the cream then cool slightly before pouring over the pie. Chill until required. Decorate with banana slices dipped in lemon juice.