Last Sunday I had the pleasure of making banana pancakes for my host family. I LOVE pancakes and have been craving all things baked since I've been here. The majority of Dominicans either don't have ovens or utilize them for storage, so I needed to make something on the stove top. It was a bit of a challenge to make my pancakes for a couple reasons. 1. They don't have measuring cups 2. We don't have a non stick pan or a spatula 3. No syrup In the face of adversity, I improvised with a drinking cup, lots of oil and a fairly flat spoon. They were delicious. My host family thought so too, and were surprised I knew how to cook.
From pancakes I moved on to banana bread after I found out they have dutch ovens. My host sister, Evelyn and I made a huge batch of banana corn bread to bring with me to the beach today. I cringed a little while she was over-stirring the batter and then insisted on cooking it for longer than I would have liked, but it turned out. It was gone so fast there was no time for pictures.
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