Rethinking Single Overripe Bananas and Stale Bread – Hatékonyha First Part, Cooking with Amigos

The resurrection of stale bread and cheese hiding in the corner of the fridge

In this recipe, dried-out bread and leftover cheese scraps take center stage. You don't need any special ingredients or extensive culinary knowledge to prepare this garlic and cheese bread patty. The result speaks for itself – honestly, we didn't think it would turn out this delicious. It's guaranteed to disappear completely.

Ingredients:

• 150g stale bread
• 1 egg
• 200ml milk
• 60g grated cheese
• salt to taste
• pepper to taste
• Vegeta to taste
• 1 clove garlic
• oil as needed
• breadcrumbs as needed

Preparation

1. Cut the bread into small cubes and grate the cheese. Beat the egg and pour in the milk.
2. Pour the milk and egg mixture over the bread. Season with salt, pepper, Vegeta, and crushed garlic. Mix together by hand.
3. Add the cheese. If the mixture is too thin, add some breadcrumbs; if it's too thick, thin it out with a little milk.
4. Form small balls, flatten them, and fry them in plenty of hot oil until golden brown.

Single Bananas Find a Home

In this recipe, we find a welcoming place for single bananas. You've probably seen those lonely bananas that no one wants to buy and often end up alone and brown in the trash. Overripe bananas shouldn't be thrown away, even if you don't want to eat them on their own because of how they look. Banana bread is one of the best solutions to give overripe, single bananas a better future and prevent food waste from harming the environment.

Ingredients:

• 3 bananas
• 75g butter
• 1 egg
• 120g sugar (preferably half brown sugar)
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 pinch salt
• 190g all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 heaping tbsp cornstarch

Preparation:

1. Preheat the oven to 175°C and grease or line a baking pan approximately 10×20 cm with parchment paper.
2. Place the bananas in a bowl and mash them with a fork until completely smooth.
3. Add the butter, egg, vanilla extract, and sugar. Mix thoroughly.
4. Measure out the flour, mix in the baking powder, cornstarch, and salt. Sift onto the banana mixture. Stir well.
5. Add the nuts and chocolate. Fold in gently.
6. Pour into the baking pan and bake for 1 hour.
7. Remove from the oven and let cool in the pan for a few minutes, then turn out onto a rack to cool completely.

We hope you enjoyed the first part of Hatékonyha and are already looking forward to the next one. In the meantime, save as much food as you can and follow our blog for more and more useful tips!

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