In Episode 17 we learn to make obwenju (apple bananas) and the biscuits that special guest Fiona’s mother used to make with them. Fiona learned how to make these biscuits from her mother and she shares the recipe with us below:
Obwenju Biscuit Recipe
Ingredients:
1 hand of apple bananas (obwenju)
1 cup of roasted groundnuts
2 eggs
2 tablespoons of sugar
Shortcrust pastry:
175 grams. Flour
pinch of Salt
85 grams. Blueband/Butter
Cold water to mix
Method:
Peel the bananas, split in half lengthwise, place them on a tray, and put them in the sun to dry. This will take at least one week, depending on how much sun there is!
Pastry Case: Sift the flour and salt into a bowl. Add the butter in pieces and rub it into the flour until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Stir in enough cold water to draw the mixture together. Roll out the dough on a floured board and line the dish with it. Cut the dry bananas into small pieces, and mix them with the roasted nuts in the beaten eggs and sugar. Pour the mixture onto the pastry and bake for 30 mins. Serve with tea.
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