Sticky browned butter and banana pudding

Ingredients:

• 1 cup (250ml) butter
• 2 ripe bananas, mashed
• 1 cup (250ml) sugar
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1½ cups (375ml) cake flour
• ½ Tbsp (7ml) baking powder

Sauce

• ⅔ cup (160ml) butter
• 1½ cups (375ml) sugar
• 1 tub (250ml) cream
  
  
• Ice cream or whipped cream for serving (optional)

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 180°C.
2. Heat butter over high heat until foamy. Cool in a mixing bowl.
3. Add bananas, sugar and eggs. Whisk to combine.
4. Sift cake flour and baking powder together and fold through.
5. Bake in an ovenproof dish for 20-25 minutes, or until well browned.
6. For the sauce, heat butter in a large saucepan over high heat until foamy.
7. Add sugar and cream and bring to the boil.
8. Reduce heat and simmer for 5-6 minutes, or until thickened, stirring frequently.
9. Pour sauce over hot pudding and allow to soak in.
10. Serve warm with ice cream or whipped cream, if you like.

Cook’s note: This pudding is a potent, sweet one, especially If using overripe bananas. If you don’t have much of a sweet tooth, you can choose to use only half the sugar for the sauce.