Recreating the Banana Pie at Dona Manis, One of Singapore's Oldest Bakeries

I’ve heard so much about the banana pie at Dona Manis, a traditional bakery in Singapore. When I asked people who have had it what they like about it, they say that it is the texture of having both a flaky pastry and a buttery crust, and the winning flavour combination of chewy coconut, slightly crunchy almonds and soft bananas. It sounded absolutely mindblowing so I thought I would try to recreate it even though I’ve never had it before. While most banana pies in the West are cream pies and are not baked, the Dona Manis banana pie seems to be inspired by the coconut tarts that are very popular amongst the Cantonese. Banana Pie Flaky pie crust: 75g cold butter, diced 105g flour 5g sugar Pinch of salt 50g water Shortcrust pastry: 130g butter 1 ½ tablespoon oil 65g water 15g sugar 1/4 teaspoon salt 240g flour Bake at 210C, 15 minutes. Filling: 5 bananas 300g grated coconut, preferably the finer variety 30g coconut cream ½ teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon salt 50g sugar 30g gula melaka or black sugar 100g almond meal 1 egg 40g melted butter 10g chopped almonds 1 egg yolk + 1 tablespoon water Bake 190C, 45 minutes. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Website: http://sgpnoodles.com Newsletter: https://sgpnoodles.substack.com/ Instagram: @sgpnoodles - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - //Track Info: Title: Lazy Song Artist: Zura Genre: Jazz & Soul // License: ♪♫Zura / lazy song www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yve1Y8cu8…&fe...