Plantain Bread - Made in Relief Society

 Every Saturday evening the Relief Society sisters in the North Ridge Ward meet to discuss, show, or teach each other something. Last Saturday we learned from Sister Adrianna how to make Plantain Bread. I was given some of this bread a few weeks ago, so I knew how it would turn out!

Here are the ingredients - No portion sizes, just some of this and some of that!

Sister Adrianna (good chef) scooping batter onto baking sheet

Plantain Bread

Very ripe plantains - peeled and cut up and ultimately blended

Ginger pieces - well washed then blended

Seasonings whole form then blended in blender to powder:

White peppercorns

Black peppercorns

Dried red peppers

Whole cloves

Flour

Baking Powder

Pinch or so of Salt

Red palm oil

While the plantains are being peeled and cut up, the seasonings are blended in the blender until powder forms. Set aside and use blender to blend up the ginger. Add cut up plantains and blend, dump in a bowl and blend up the rest of the plantains adding the Seasonings to the last batch. When all batches have been added together mix well. Add a little flour to pull it all together and a pinch of salt. If you want it more cake like add Baking Powder, this is optional. Add a pinch of salt and mix well. Red palm oil is smoothed on top and mixed in a little bit. Pour out onto greased baking sheet or put in small batches in two plantain leaves folded up and put on baking sheet. Preheat the oven hot, then set to lower heat. Bake on a low setting for 30 or 40 minutes. Use a toothpick to determine when batter is set.

Whole dried Spices

Black and White Pepper, whole cloves

Spices are blended until powdered

The ginger is grounded to paste

Plantains chopped up are added

Sister Adrianna adds the spices and more plantains placing each batch in a bowl

She mixes all the batches together very well

Sister Adrianna had lots of help with each step. Starting on the left: Sister Tagoue, Sister Elizabeth, Sister Margert with the bowl, Sister Adrianna, and the lady in brown stripes I keep mixing up names.

A pinch of salt on her forefingers is the measurement

Some flour

Mix well

Some red palm oil

Mix

Grease the pans

Pouring out half the batter in one pan

Adding some baking powder to the last half of the batch

Adding the last half of batter to the second pan

Low Setting to bake it on after preheating high

Sister Grace sent pictures of the final product!!

The oven in the meeting house does not work, so the plantain bread was brought to Sister Tagoue's place to bake. I had to go home, so Sister Grace was nice to send me pictures of the final pieces of plantain bread. This is a very spicy hot bread without sugar. I like it, though I eat it in small pieces.