Banana Macadamia Madeleines Recipes

BANANA MACADAMIA MADELEINES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°.
• Place banana in a food processor; process until smooth.
• Add butter, rum, vanilla, and egg white and eggs; process until blended.
• Combine 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons powdered sugar, flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl, and add to food processor.
• Pulse 2 to 3 times or until combined.
• Add nuts; pulse 2 times or until well-blended.
• Spoon 1 tablespoon batter into each of 12 madeleine molds coated with baking spray.
• Bake at 375° for 15 minutes or until puffy.
• Remove from pan immediately; let cool on a wire rack.
• Repeat procedure with remaining batter.
• Sift 2 tablespoons powdered sugar over madeleines.

BANANA MACADAMIA MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven at 375°. In a large bowl, combine the first 5 ingredients. In another bowl, combine the eggs, oil and vanilla. Stir into dry ingredients until just moistened. Fold in the bananas, coconut and pineapple. , Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Sprinkle with nuts. Bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Freeze option: Freeze cooled muffins in airtight containers. To use, thaw at room temperature or, if desired, microwave each muffin on high until heated through, 20-30 seconds.