Recipe #2 - Banana Oat Bars

I have no energy today. Mainly due to a lack of sleep but also due to running around a muddy field for 47 minutes yesterday. The lake dip probably didn't help either! So I basically don't have enough energy to write a proper blog. HOWEVER, how about a very tasty recipe for some energy intensive Banana Oat Bars which will keep you going even when you feel like me?

The below recipe makes 10 of these crackers.
They take about 10-15 minutes to prepare and 30 minutes to cook.
Enjoy!

Ingredients
100g porridge oats
1 tbsp granulated sugar
1/2 tsp cream of tartar
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
3 medium ripe bananas, mashed
2 medium eggs, separated
150g low fat plain yoghurt

Method
1. Preheat oven to 180C (160C for a fan)
2. Lightly grease a square 8in baking tray and line with greaseproof paper
3. Reserve 1tbsp of oats for later and "powder" the rest, preferably in a food processor
4. Mix oats, sugar, tartar, cinnamon together in a bowl
5. Add mashed banana, eggs and yoghurt
6. In a separate bowl, whisk the egg whites to soft peaks (recommend using an electric whisk if you are short of time)
7. Stir a spoonful of egg whites into banana oat batter, then fold the rest in carefully
8. Pour into tin, scatter reserved oats on top
9. Bake on centre shelf of oven for about 30 minutes until firm and springy
10. Cut into fingers and store in a Tupperware container
Alternatively, wrap in clingfilm and freeze

So there you have it, tasty energy-rich bars which you can have for breakfast or whenever you need a boost. A fraction of the cost of "power bars" on sale in the shops.

Today's #randomfactoftheday - In 2011, 145 million metric tonnes of bananas were produced!

Today's #badjokeoftheday - Q: What kind of key opens a banana? A: A monkey

Today's #websiteoftheday - List of Current Impact Risks for Earth. There are a lot actually, though all either (a) won't happen or (b) won't be big impacts at all (http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/risks/).

On this day; 1582, Pope Gregory XIII introduces the Gregorian Calendar. Still the most widely used civil calendar in the world.

Till tomorrow,
DT