December 2024 - Banoffee Pie (Mary Berry Recipe)

For our December bake, let's choose a non-holiday, non-Christmas, easy (compared to previous) classic British dessert.

It's a 1970's Creation (1971 to be exact)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/banoffeepiewithpecan_86926

https://thehappyfoodie.co.uk/recipes/mary-berrys-banoffee-pie/https://thehappyfoodie.co.uk/recipes/mary-berrys-banoffee-pie/

The name "banoffee" is a portmanteau of the words "banana" and "toffee". The dessert is made with a buttery crust, dulce de leche filling, sliced bananas, and whipped cream.

From the Google AI feature:

The history of banoffee pie is rooted in the work of Nigel Mackenzie and Ian Dowding, the owner and chef of the Hungry Monk restaurant in East Sussex, England:

• Inspiration
  Mackenzie and Dowding began with a recipe for Blum's Coffee Toffee Pie, a dessert sold by the San Francisco pastry shop Blum's from the 1950s to the 1970s.
• Experimentation
  Mackenzie and Dowding tried various fruits in place of the custard filling in the original recipe, including apple and mandarin orange, but ultimately settled on banana.
• Creation
  The banoffee pie was created in 1971 and became so popular that it remained on the menu at the Hungry Monk.
• Publication
  The recipe was published in the restaurant's 1974 recipe book, The Deeper Secrets of the Hungry Monk, and was reprinted in 1997.
• Recognition
  The banoffee pie was officially recognized in the Oxford English Dictionary in 1997, and the Hungry Monk was awarded a blue plaque to commemorate its creation.