Sunday, January 22, 2012

Cinnamon banana wraps

I was craving for something buttery and sweet today and I finally came up with these banana wraps. At first I was thinking of calling them "banana puff", but I decided to go with "wraps". They are very quick and easy to make, especially if you use store-bought or pre-made puff pastry. Honestly, I can`t see myself making my own pastry sheet. Not in a gazillion year.
Oh I really should finish this post quickly because I need to meditate before Monday comes. And by meditate, I mean not doing anything. I believe that`s what Sunday night is for.

So here`s how to make the wraps: 

Cut pre-made puff pastry into 8 triangles. 
I should feel embarrassed showing you my cutting ability, but this reminds me of how I should get a ruler for my kitchen. 

Brush the pastry with olive oil. 

Sprinkle over brown sugar and cinnamon.
If you want, you can do the cutting after this stage. About the amount of the sugar, I wanted the wraps to be just slightly sweet, so I only used like 1 tbs of it. If you`re a sweet tooth person, you might want to add more sugar.

Now, I don`t have the picture here, but you need to slice a banana into approximately 2-cm thick coins.

Wrapping time.
Take one pastry triangle, place a banana slice at the center, and fold in one pointy edge like in the picture.

Next, fold in the other two edges to the center to cover the whole banana. Done!

Or done-ish, because there is an optional step where you seal the wraps with egg wash (which I didn`t) and brush the surface too (which I did).
One thing I learned from here is not to overdo the brushing because the egg will drip to the bottom of the pastry and get burned during the baking.

Done! Now bake them in a preheated oven at 200 C for 15-20 min or until nicely puffed up and golden brown.

They`re puffy and buttery with sweet cinnamony banana filling inside. Just perfect for our freezing Sunday evening. I totally recommend you to have this with a cup of hot chai because it`ll make everything perfecter.
As I didn`t seal the wraps, they all puffed open and I can`t find proper words to describe their shapes, except "unknown random puffs". Good thing that I have the pictures, so you can define it your self. 

For those of you who wondered what that robot was doing there, this was a special request from my husband who wanted me to include his new pet robot toy in the picture. Well, I had nothing else in mind to style up the wraps anyway. I seriously need to improve my propping style.

Have a lovely Sunday!
CINNAMON BANANA WRAPS
Makes 8 wraps

Ingredients:
18 x 18-cm pre-made puff pastry
1 tbs olive oil
1-2 tbs brown sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 banana, sliced into coins
1 egg

Method:
1. Cut pre-made puff pastry into 8 triangles.
2. Brush the pastry with olive oil
3. Sprinkle over brown sugar and cinnamon
4. Slice banana into 2-cm thick coins
5. Take one triangle, place one slice of banana, and wrap by folding all three pointy edges of the pastry into the center.
6. Brush with egg wash.
7. Bake in preheated oven at 200 C for 15-20 min or until nicely puffed up and golden brown.

20 comments:

  1. owh.. looks yummy. i really have to start baking again, thanks for the inspiration. tell him i like his pet robot too. too cute!

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    1. You really have to start baking again because Valentine`s day is getting closer :D

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  2. Oh my goodness! This looks delish!! I love bananas, and this is such a fun dessert. Thanks for sharing :)

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    1. Hi Yudith, thank you! I love banana too! I have it almost every day, especially for breakfast :)

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  3. I love the robot! It is so cute. I also love the wraps. They are easy and look very delicious!

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    1. Hi Katerina, they`re pretty easy and quick to make. And finishing them is even quicker :D I too think that the robot is cute, but I don`t understand why he had to buy it :p

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  4. So simple, original and so appetising! I love this idea. Personally I don't know anyone who makes his own puff pastry! I always buy it and if it's made with butter, it's delicious even from a supermarket. I sometimes make short crust pastry, but it wouldn't work here in such an amazing way!

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    1. Sissi, if you come visit Japan, you`ll probably find famous croissant stores called Choco Cro (link here: http://www.saint-marc-hd.com/cafe/) where you can try their most known chocolate-filled croissant (hence the name). Their croissants also come with banana- and strawberry fillings, which inspired me to make my wraps with the additions of cinnamon and brown sugar.
      Do you have your short crust pastry recipe in your posts? I`d love to see it!

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    2. This is the one I always make when I prepare lemon tart (sorry for the awful photo! I had an old camera and still haven't exchanged the photo). http://www.withaglass.com/?cat=7&paged=21 I make it always on my own because it's 100x better with ground almonds and of course it's impossible to buy such a pastry sheet. If you want to make it only with flour, simply skip the almonds and substitute it with the same amount of flour. Let me know if you have any questions!

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    3. Thank you, Sissi! Hopping over there now!

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  5. Hi Arudhi! Oh I'm so making this - it's easy but I never came up with the idea. I love pie sheet and that's my baking you know. =P I can't wait to try this!

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    1. Hi Nami, I love this kind of stress-free baking too! :D Hope you enjoy the wraps!

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  6. Hi, I found your blog because you have been 'tagged'. What a delicious little snack. I'm sure my kids would love to walk home from school and find these waiting for them.

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    1. Hello there! Thank you for visiting and I hope your kids will enjoy their afterschool snack!

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  7. These sound delicious. This is my first visit to your blog, so I took some time to browse through your earlier posts. I'm so glad I did that. I really like the food and recipes you share with your readers and I'll definitely be back. I hope you have a great day. Blessings...MAry

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    1. Thank you for visiting, Mary! Hope to see you again here!

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  8. Haha, is your husband doing subversive advertising for Android? :D

    Beautiful little puffy wraps - loving the little "surprise" bite of banana in the centre!

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  9. Mbak Astrid,,mas Au baru bikin ini dari resepmu.. ENAKKK!!!! tapi dia pake pastry biasa yg buat gyoza didouble.. tapi tetep ENAAAAK!!! hahaha.. biasanya beli dimana mbak pastry yg buat kue?? Arigatou yaah!! :D

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    1. waaah, Au sugoi! jadinya kaya pisang aroma gitu ya? :D aku biasanya beli pastry sheet di satou shoukai, di dalem freezer lantai 1. nanti cobain juga bikin pot pie pake sheet itu, enak pasti dingin2 gini :)

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