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banana, date and lemongrass muffins – a world foods giveaway

4 November 2014 by Dominic Franks

… there’s a very funny episode of Friends where, for some reason or other, the gang are talking about  how to explain to kids that a beloved pet has died and that the classic story to tell is that the cat has gone to live on a farm where it’s now chasing mice and chickens, living a happy and fulfilled life… as is always the case Ross remarks that it’s so funny because their cat actually did go to a farm to chase mice and chicken and of course Monica has to break the truth to him gently… well on Saturday we took Audrey The Cat to her new home, well I say ‘we’ but The Viking couldn’t quite handle the goodbyes and even though I told him it would only be au revoir he was wracked with mixed feelings of guilt and remorse at losing her so he very much stayed at home.  To be honest it was quite an emotional event but I know that Elaine and George will give her a wonderful home and whilst these past couple of months have been fraught with anxious emotions over the welfare of the poor little beast, one hopes she’ll now have the chance to live a full and fun life for many many years, chasing mice and chickens… I decided we needed something sweet to help stifle the emotions a little…

banana date and lemongrass muffins
you’ll remember that a couple of weeks back I had a wonderful evening learning to cook asian food at the School of Wok courtesy of the gorgeous World Foods… one of the amazing dishes they served up to us was a sponge cake made with an entire pot of their incredible lemongrass paste.  It was an impressive and innovative cake and was like nothing i’d had before.  I was lucky enough to be given a pot of the lemongrass to take home and i’ve been wandering what to do with the stuff for a while now and then on Sunday evening I saw that Janice from Farmersgirl Kitchen had made some banana muffins and I was instantly inspired to make some too and whist routine around for the ingredients the pot of lemongrass almost fell into my hands and, like all eureka moments, the seed was sown…

… they don’t look like much but they were phenomenally good, getting more moist the longer we left them and fortunately for one of you lovely people out there you don’t just have to read about how good they were… you can be in with a chance of not only winning a pot of lemongrass but the entire range of World Food sauces and pastes… I know!… the range has a whopping 18 items and has the value of over £30 and includes: Thai Red Paste, Thai Yellow Curry, Thai Masaman Paste, Thai Panang Paste, Thai Basil Curry, Indonesian Fried Nasai Goreng, Malaysian Rendang Curry Paste, Singapeorean Nyonya Laksa Paste, Thai Tom Yum Paste, Thai Green Paste, Garlic Paste, Chilli Paste, Lemongrass Paste, Thai Sweet Chilli with Kaffir Lime Dipping Sauce, Chinese Ginger, Garlic & Chilli Dipping Sauce, Pad Thai Noodle Sauce, Thai Turmeric Lemon Grass Marinade, Malaysian Sweet Chilli Coconut Marinade

… all you have to do to enter is answer the simple question in the rafflecopter gadget below – good luck!

makes 12 medium muffins
8oz self raising flour
4oz butter
4oz brown sugar
4oz dates – roughly chopped
1 ripe banana – mashed
2 large free-range eggs
3 large tablespoons lemongrass paste

pre-heat the oven to 170C and line a 12 hole muffin tin with paper cases

in a large bowl use your hands to rub the butter into the flour and brown sugar, then add the mashed banana, lemongrass paste and eggs and mix together with a wooden spoon – the mixture will start quite dry and then very quickly turn into a wet batter

spoon into your muffin cases so that they are two thirds full and bake for 25 mins then set aside to cool

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  1. Laura Denman says

    4 November 2014 at 9:41 am

    I think it's cinnamon though it's quite hard to choose. It depends on my mood really but cinnamon is really versatile.

  2. Sally Sellwood says

    4 November 2014 at 10:02 am

    Favourite spice? Got to be smoked paprika. I use it in pretty much everything. Although not muffins, granted!

  3. Tracey Peach says

    4 November 2014 at 10:15 am

    Basil xxx

  4. Jane Willis says

    4 November 2014 at 10:39 am

    Probably cumin, I use it in dishes from all over the world.

  5. Janice Pattie says

    4 November 2014 at 11:12 am

    Aw, poor Viking and poor you. I'm sure Audrey will love chasing the mice and chickens 😉 Might as well have another go at one of your giveaways. My favourite spice is ginger.

  6. Claire Toplis says

    4 November 2014 at 11:23 am

    thyme

  7. Craig says

    4 November 2014 at 11:27 am

    I'm torn – smoked paprika or ginger? In the end I think it would have to be ginger – where would we be without it?

  8. daisybeebee says

    4 November 2014 at 1:59 pm

    Cumin , love the taste and the aromatic smell.

  9. winnie says

    4 November 2014 at 2:17 pm

    coriander 😀

  10. Tracy K Nixon says

    4 November 2014 at 2:21 pm

    Basil 🙂

  11. Dee says

    4 November 2014 at 3:11 pm

    Cumin – especially freshly roasted ones.

  12. kj19 says

    4 November 2014 at 4:17 pm

    cinnamon I do loads of baking

  13. Gill says

    4 November 2014 at 5:12 pm

    Easy – cinnamon!

  14. Natasha Mairs says

    4 November 2014 at 5:26 pm

    mine paprika

  15. Kim Neville says

    4 November 2014 at 7:00 pm

    Corianda

  16. Anonymous says

    4 November 2014 at 7:28 pm

    Hard to choose but probably cinnamon

    Hazel Rea – @beachrambler

  17. Maggie Ali says

    4 November 2014 at 8:06 pm

    chilli powder!

  18. Melanie Ed says

    4 November 2014 at 9:03 pm

    cinnamon as it is super yummy and can be used in sweet and savoury food

  19. Catherine says

    4 November 2014 at 9:07 pm

    These would be perfect for breakfast with coffee. Catherine

  20. freerangegirl says

    4 November 2014 at 10:03 pm

    Cinnamon – cinnamon in coffee, perfection!

  21. Natalie Crossan says

    4 November 2014 at 10:15 pm

    Cinammon x

  22. Louise Fairweather says

    4 November 2014 at 10:17 pm

    chili – but not too much!

  23. sarahlouisa says

    4 November 2014 at 10:56 pm

    Cinnamon !

  24. emily4444 says

    4 November 2014 at 11:02 pm

    cinnamon

  25. katie skeoch says

    5 November 2014 at 12:51 am

    I like a pinch of cardamon

  26. leila Benhamida says

    5 November 2014 at 8:07 am

    Cumin, can't be without it.

  27. Stuart Vettese says

    5 November 2014 at 9:31 pm

    I'd never have thought of using lemongrass paste in muffins. Very inventive Dom x

  28. Bev B says

    6 November 2014 at 1:16 am

    Difficult choice…ground cumin for versatility, but couldn't be without cinnamon either…

  29. Ben Maclain says

    6 November 2014 at 3:27 am

    Lovely! I have been thinking about this combo (never tried) recently and have decided to bake some banana and date cookies. Perhaps, I will opt for muffins now:)

  30. Choclette Blogger says

    6 November 2014 at 9:57 am

    What a wondrous flavour pairing – I now have to try lemongrass and banana. Your muffins sound divine.

    As for a favourite spice – goodness that's just too hard, so I will opt for cinnamon! But I wouldn't be without chilli & cumin either.

  31. Tiddles12 says

    6 November 2014 at 1:46 pm

    nutmeg

  32. Kate Glutenfreealchemist says

    6 November 2014 at 8:14 pm

    Love these muffins….. Inspired! I would never have thought of pairing banana with lemongrass and with the addition of dates, they sound amazing!
    On to the subject of spices….. Has to be the ever popular cinnamon, although ginger and then cumin are also high on my list

  33. Mary Chez says

    6 November 2014 at 9:25 pm

    Cumin

  34. Jean | DelightfulRepast.com says

    7 November 2014 at 4:51 am

    I've never used lemon grass paste, but these muffins sound marvelous. I use a lot of mace and nutmeg.

  35. Karen S Booth says

    7 November 2014 at 9:11 am

    LOVE this recipe for these zingy muffins Dom and especially the lemon grass paste which I have NEVER used before!

  36. Cat Williams says

    7 November 2014 at 9:07 pm

    Basil

  37. Lauren says

    7 November 2014 at 9:51 pm

    Smoked paprika – I add it to loads of different cuisines….love it!

  38. Anonymous says

    7 November 2014 at 10:11 pm

    Garam masala

  39. mister_steven says

    8 November 2014 at 3:53 pm

    gotta be HOT chilli powder 🙂

  40. daisylove98 says

    8 November 2014 at 4:16 pm

    Onion Seeds – I use them all year round, in salads for the Summer and in loads of my other dishes throughout the year such as Indian dhal. They give a crunchy bite!

  41. laura banks says

    8 November 2014 at 4:43 pm

    i like Cinnamon

  42. Mellissa Williams says

    8 November 2014 at 5:08 pm

    cinnamon

  43. Janice says

    9 November 2014 at 12:02 am

    Cinnamon – I use it in sweet and savoury dishes

  44. Zoe says

    9 November 2014 at 11:42 am

    Cumin, that's definitely one of my favs.

  45. tamalyn says

    9 November 2014 at 2:56 pm

    italian seasoning

  46. gaby lovatt says

    9 November 2014 at 7:43 pm

    cajun

  47. frances hopkins says

    10 November 2014 at 5:29 pm

    Cinnamon x

  48. Natalie White says

    10 November 2014 at 10:11 pm

    I really like paprika 🙂

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