It's a simple and moist breakfast or afternoon tea loaf, a cakey bread that takes minimum time to prepare.
First of all, make the rhubarb compote.
Use 50g sugar and half of cup of water to make a simple syrup, add sliced rhubarb, about 3 stems.
Peel and clean and dice one large Granny Smith apple and add 20g of sugar and a tsp of cinnamon sugar, half tsp of vanilla to coat and set a side.
Add rhubarb compote to apple and mix well once it's cooled a little.
For the loaf:
100g butter, room temperature
80g sugar
300g SR flour
100ml Milk
100g sour cream
2 eggs
1/2 tsp bi-carb soda
Cream butter and sugar till light and fluffy, beat in eggs, one by one. add milk and sour cream, beat till smooth, sift in flour and bi-carb soda, fold in apple chunks and and rhubarb compote.
Sprinkle the top of the loaf with extra cinnamon sugar.
Bake in 190C oven (pre-heated) for 40-50 minutes, till skewers come out clean. Cool a little on rack, slice best serve it warm with cream, or toast, serve with butter.
I did wake up a bit early this morning, wasn't the best weather for cooking, but it was humid and warm and I couldn't sleep well.
So I end up making pancakes for the family for brekky. I have some very ripe bananas, lots of apples and got some rhubarb stalks on sales the day before.
If I'm making sweet brekky for the family, I'd like to make sure they have some fruits.
Spiced Apple & Rhubarb Syrup
3 stalks of rhubarb, cut into chunks
2 royal gala apples, pealed and wedged (can be red delicious, pink lady etc)
2/3 cup of raw sugar
1 tsp cinnamon powder
1 tbsp golden syrup
enough water to cover half of the fruits
The method is pretty simple. Coat the fruits well with the cinnamon, sugar and syrup, add water and bring it to boil. Simmer for a couple of minutes until the rhubarb is soft.
Banana Pancakes
2 large eggs
1 ripe banana
50g butter
4 tbsp white sugar
1.5 cup milk (approx)
200g self raising flour
Bit of olive oil for the pan
Beat eggs with sugar until it turns pale. Beat in softened butter.
In another bowl mash the banana, add room temperature milk.
Add the mixtures together and mix well.
Sift in flour, and add a bit more milk if needed the consistency should be just coating the back of a wooden spoon.
Serve pancakes with softened apple and rhubarb and syrup, and dollop of whipped cream (with a bit of icing sugar).
Happy family!
