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RECIPES • DESSERTS AND SWEETS 41
RECIPES
Banana Nut Muffins
PREP TIME: Approximately 15 minutes
COOK TIME: TurboChef : 13 minutes
Conventional : 25 minutes
If you have bananas that are getting too ripe to eat use them in
these mu ns—a welcome dessert for an informal meal.
1. Select “Cookbooks” on the touchscreen. Select “Desserts &
Sweets” followed by “Banana Nut Mu ns” and press “Preheat”
to begin the preheat cycle.
2. In a large bowl, blend sugar and oil together. Add the eggs, one
at a time, beating after each egg.
3. Mash the bananas and add to the sugar mixture, stirring well to
blend.
4. In a separate bowl, combine all the dry ingredients. Add to the
wet ingredients, stirring just enough to moisten the dry
ingredients. Batter should be lumpy, not too smooth. Fold in
the walnuts.
5. Prepare the mu n tins with paper liners (or grease and  our
the bottom and sides of each compartment). Using 1/2 cup
mu n tins,  ll each compartment with about
1/4 cup of batter or about 1/2 full. Place tin in the oven.
6. Press “Start” and bake under “Banana Nut Mu ns” for
13 minutes or until a toothpick, inserted in the center of the
middle mu n, comes out clean. Allow the fully baked mu ns
to cool 5 minutes before removing from mu n pan.
Yield: 12 mu ns
Lemon Tart
PREP TIME: Approximately 25 minutes
COOK TIME: TurboChef : 19-1/2 minutes
Conventional : 55 minutes
This tart has a wonderfully fresh taste. It’s a great dessert after a
serious meal.
1. Select “Cookbooks” on the touchscreen. Select “Desserts &
Sweets” followed by “Lemon Tart” and “Crust.” Press “Preheat” to
begin the preheat cycle.
2 To prepare the crust, cream the butter, sugar, and lemon zest in
the bowl of a standing electric mixer or in a large bowl using a
hand-held mixer. Add  our and salt and blend well.
3. Gather dough into a ball and press into an 11 x 1-1/2-inch tart
pan, building up the sides about 1-inch.
4. Place pan in the oven and press “Start.” Bake under “Crust” for
6-1/2 minutes. Crust should be lightly golden and set like a
shortbread when done. Set aside.
1 cup sugar
10 tablespoons canola oil
2 large eggs
2 ripe bananas
1 cup unbleached  our
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
INGREDIENTS
1/2 pound (2 sticks) unsalted
butter
1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar
1 tablespoon grated lemon zest
2 cups unbleached  our
1/4 teaspoon salt
CRUST
1/4 cup unbleached  our
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 large eggs
2 tablespoons grated lemon
zest
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
1 cup  aked coconut
1-1/4 cups sugar
FILLING
1 cup confectioners’ sugar
1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
GLAZE
LEMON TART