Tiramisu (without egg)

Ingredients:
1 cup heavy cream
1 cup mascarpone cheese
1 tsp vanilla extract
3 tbsp Marsala
6 tbsp powdered sugar, divided
1 cup strong cold coffee
22-24 savoiardi biscuits

Decoration:
unsweetened cocoa powder

Steps:
1. Whip cream and 4 tbs powdered sugar to almost stiff peaks.
2. Add mascarpone cheese and vanilla to the cream. Whisk till medium peaks.
3. Combine coffee plus 2 TBS powdered sugar and Marsala wine.
5. Dip savoiardi biscuits in coffee mixture and place in pan...breaking biscuits to fit.
6. Add a portion of the mascarpone cream mixture and level out. Repeat layer once more or two more times if doing a 3 layer cake. You can sprinkle some cocoa/shaved chocolate between teh layers, if you like. Enjoy!

Dorayaki - Red bean pancake

Ingredients:

3 eggs
80g  sugar
2 Tbsp. honey
6 tsp. milk
160g (1 cup) all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 can Ogura-An (sweetened red bean paste)

Instructions:

Mix eggs and sugar in a large bowl until mixture becomes fluffy.

Add honey and milk to the mixture, stir and mix well.

Sift in flour and baking power, mix well with the egg mixture.

Heat a large non-stick frying pan on medium-low to medium heat. Grease the pan with oil.

Drop 3 tbsp. batter to the pan to create 3 inch diameter “pancake”.

When the surface of batter starts to bubble, flip over and cook the other side.

Make sandwich with red bean paste. Enjoy!

Banana Muffin

Ingredients:
230 g all-purpose flour
15g granulated white sugar
 1 teaspoons baking powder
 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
 1/4 teaspoon salt
 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
113 grams unsalted butter, melted and cooled
 3 ripe large bananas, mashed well
 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 180 degrees C and place the oven rack in the middle of the oven.
Line a 12 - 1/2 cup muffin pan with paper liners.
In a large bowl combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt.
In a medium-sized bowl combine the mashed bananas, eggs, melted butter, and vanilla.
With a rubber spatula or wooden spoon, lightly fold the wet ingredients (banana mixture) into the dry ingredients just until combined and the batter is thick and chunky.
Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin tins.
Bake about 20 - 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Place on a wire rack to cool for five minutes and then remove muffins from pan.
Serve warm or at room temperature.

Makes 12 regular sized muffins. Read more: http://www.joyofbaking.com/breakfast/BananaMuffins.html#ixzz21uK5BS1G