Wednesday, July 30, 2008

A Taste of Failure: Baked Banana Cinnamon & Banana Chocolate Rolls


First of all, my apologies on another banana related post. I guess I can't go too long without bananas eh? Heck, who doesn't love bananas...I DO! LOVE. BANANAS. SMALL ones! (Somehow, this sounds SO wrong! LOL). Anyway, the above picture didn't look so much like a major failure, eh? Wait 'till you see the one below....

It all started when I made my first spring rolls. A food blogger pal, Michelle of Greedy Gourmet, pointed out that the amount of oil needed to fry spring rolls scared her, and I totally agree. What if we could bake those rolls, or steam 'em? Wouldn't that be nice? So I did my lil' experiment...

Baked Banana Cinnamon & Banana Chocolate Rolls

- half pack of spring roll wrappers (you can make some savoury and some sweet rolls with the whole pack)
- 4 small bananas or 2 big ones, cut into small pieces, sprinkle half generously with sugar and cinnamon
- sugar, cinnamon, chocolate meisjes (looks like rice, or you can use semi sweet chocolate chips/chunks)
- vegetable oil

I used 150C oven, I wrapped bananas as I would savoury spring rolls, lay them on a greased oven tray, brush with a bit more oil, bake until browned.

Actually it would've been not too bad if I didn't get impatient and increased the heat to 200C. But I did, and the melted sugar and chocolate started to ooze out of the rolls...and the skin started to burn...sob sob...so these were the results:

EEEECCCKKK!! OH YEAH! That's a failure alright! But we ate them anyway, and after peeling the super burnt parts, they actually tasted pretty fantastic! LOL~! My failures never tasted THIS good! I'll try again next time with lower heat ^_^ Never surrender!

If you heard someone screaming "OH NO!" on the background, that's sous chef, who emerged as a hero, not in shiny armour nor on a white horse, but with a cup of oil and a frying pan. Sous chef deep fried the rest of the rolls...and eventually we still got to feast on sweet banana rolls...^_^

Who would've thought one could still go wrong with banana, sugar, cinnamon & chocolates, eh?

20 comments:

  1. daphneJuly 30, 2008 at 4:05 PM

    hehehe. That means more future chances for experimenting mocha. =) The fried version looks really good.

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  2. Wandering ChopsticksJuly 30, 2008 at 4:17 PM

    What if you baked the spring roll skins like chips, and then topped them with bananas and chocolate? I made banana and mango spring rolls and dipped them into Nutella. :) That worked but it involved frying. And I know you were trying to avoid that.

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  3. sefa firdausJuly 30, 2008 at 5:13 PM

    hehehehe... gpp-lah, artinya bakalan ada postingan baked banana lagi deh ;)

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  4. Peter MJuly 30, 2008 at 6:43 PM

    Rita, you're a good sport...blame it on the sous-chef!

    If you want to bake, try using phyllo pastry.

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  5. AnonymousJuly 30, 2008 at 7:35 PM

    Funny and thanks for sharing your experiment.

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  6. AnonymousJuly 30, 2008 at 8:44 PM

    Rita... love this kind of snack! But I prefer un-healthy food by frying those bananas instead of baking. Biar tambah kriuk-kriuk gitu qiqiqi.
    dlmnya pake coklat meises asyik punya!

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  7. SharonJuly 30, 2008 at 9:03 PM

    Despite the burnt mishap, these look great and sound like a delicious treat. I can't get enough bananas so don't you worry about the banana posts! :)

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  8. Lidia SianturiJuly 31, 2008 at 1:46 AM

    Rit...aku jg bikin pisang gini, tp digoreng...males nungguin oven...
    Hari jumat lalu dpt pesenan teman..
    Enak ya?

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  9. JescelJuly 31, 2008 at 3:36 AM

    your reference to loving small bananas made me laugh! I'm glad i'm not the only one who has mishaps in the kitchen.. LOL. i love banana fritters. holler when you make it again and i'll gladly partake of it! hehehehe...

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  10. TS of eatingclub vancouverJuly 31, 2008 at 3:45 AM

    Hmmm... we love turon but, yes, the frying gets in the way.

    Oh, turon are bananas (burros) wrapped in lumpia/spring roll wrapper, then fried with brown sugar.

    So, baking them, you say... Perhaps we will experiment withthat menthod too!

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  11. Little Corner of MineJuly 31, 2008 at 3:49 AM

    Hehe, we learned from our experiment right? The deep fried ones sure look yummy though!

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  12. SheilaJuly 31, 2008 at 6:22 AM

    Hehehe...sama kayak Dwi, I prefer to fry it. Tapi kayaknya gue kudu nyoba cara yg sehat.

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  13. test it commJuly 31, 2008 at 9:33 AM

    Bananas baked with cinnamon and chocolate sound really good.

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  14. BeachloverJuly 31, 2008 at 11:05 AM

    I still prefer fried version.never mind ,leanr from failure ,later have better result!!Keep trying:))

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  15. AnonymousJuly 31, 2008 at 1:36 PM

    Good idea to try baking instead ... I'm sure you will get it right the next round ... in the meantime, could u send one of the deep fried ones over? :P~

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  16. AnonymousJuly 31, 2008 at 1:55 PM

    Ha! I would have eaten them too! I love burnt food!

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  17. AnonymousJuly 31, 2008 at 3:37 PM

    OMFG. I'll have one of those for breakfast, please! Ok, 2. Sheesh! lol

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  18. ElsyeJuly 31, 2008 at 4:28 PM

    qiqiqiiq....gpp rit, gosong pun tetep e ndangg..kan penggemar pisang ini :P...

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  19. FoniAugust 1, 2008 at 5:44 AM

    hihii lucu yg gosong..kesel ya bo
    untung akhirnya jadi tuh
    kira2 dibaked jadi brp lama rit-? kl goreng kan cepet nek..kalo baked gue nunggubrp lama nih biar jadi?

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  20. taste memoryAugust 4, 2008 at 6:36 AM

    am banana crzd too. would never had thought of spring roll wrapper?! That one looks like a must try. your combo of bakd banana cinnmn + chocolate=luscious!

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