Monday, May 7, 2012

Monday’s Bread Bowl: Sweet Quesadillas


A dessert with Mexican flair

The savory version of this food item tends to be a favorite for lunch and dinner.  Here’s a luscious dessert rendition:

What you will need:

1 metal spoon
1 metal spatula
1 chef’s knife
1 medium-sized bowl
1 cutting board
1 fry-pan or skillet
1 serving plate
2 large flour tortillas
½ cup cream cheese
1 ripe banana, thinly sliced
½ cup dried cranberries
3 tblspn honey or maple butter
Butter
1 to 2 teaspoons cinnamon, ground

Optional: 
Whipped topping

Cooking and Directions:

Layout one flour tortilla on cutting board.  Smear and spread cream cheese on one-half and one side of tortilla.  Then add a layer of dried cranberries, sliced banana, sprinkled cinnamon, and honey (or maple butter).  Fold over clean tortilla flap to form quesadilla.  Press down firmly.  Heat up skillet at medium-high heat.  Add a pat of butter to skillet and grease bottom of pan.  Next, carefully position quesadilla into skillet.  Let quesadilla cook on each side for 1 to 3 minutes until nicely browned.  Repeat process for second tortilla.  Cut cooked quesadillas into wedges with chef’s knife and serve with whipped topping.       

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