TAKE A BITE
Genius mum creates the perfect banana bread bites using ice cube trays to bake them – and they only take 15 mins to cook
BANANA bread is a classic sweet treat enjoyed by many and its simple recipe means that even the most novice home cooks can whip one up.
But an Aussie mum has shared the super savvy way she bakes the tasty bread which allows her to have perfect bite sized pieces every time.
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While it's normally prepared in a cake tin, or even muffin trays, the clever mum shared her unique cooking method which showed large silicone ice cube trays being filled with the home made mixture.
The teacher picked up the budget moulds from her local bargain store, and claims they are perfect for making snack sized bites she can enjoy at work.
Sharing the hack online, she said: "So I did a hack I've seen on here before and used the silicone ice cube trays to make banana bread bites. They worked out perfectly.
"The perfect little snack when I'm at school marking work or making resources."
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She made the banana bread mixture as normal, and while there are endless variations of the classic recipe, it tends to include mashed ripe bananas, vanilla extract, eggs, flour, sugar and milk.
Just like you would a cake tin, the woman sprayed inside each of the silicone moulds with cooking spray - butter or coconut oil would also work as well.
She then spooned the mixture into the moulds - placing just two spoonfuls in each as the self rising flour meant each would rise.
She said: "I put two teaspoons of mixture in each hole because I used self raising flour to make room for them to rise.
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"The recipe asked for 50 minutes but using these trays it took only 15 minutes to cook."
The idea proved popular with other mums and many shared their own ways with ice cube trays too.
One woman wrote : "So many uses for these! I make a chopped veggie mix for my birds and bulk freeze them in these, perfect sized portions."
And another said: "Yum these remind me of the banana and choc chip muffin bites I used to eat as a kid."
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Meanwhile, one banana bread fan joked: "So we’re not meant to eat the whole loaf"
The teacher was so impressed by her banana bread bites that she said she's going to try a brownie mixture in the trays next - we can't wait for that one.
Elsewhere in a similar Facebook group, another mum used the same hack and was equally impressed by how well they turned out.
While some people have questioned whether the trays can withstand the heat in the oven, others have ensured they work just like other silicone cooking trays and are perfectly safe.
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"Brilliant! Great idea, I didn’t think they could be used in the oven," said one.
And another said: "Oh how awesome!! I use these all the for ice I would have thought they would of melted in the oven so never tried it. I cant wait to make brownies in these now!!
"And perfect squares for their bento lunch boxes."
Other mums agreed, with one saying: "What a great idea. These are perfect for kids' lunches."
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