Banana Spread

Ingredients

100 grams ripe bananas
2 teaspoons margarine
4 tablespoons white sugar
¼ teaspoon gelatinized corn starch
¼ teasponn calamansi juice
sodium metabisulfite (0.02 % of ingredients’ total weight)


Materials

Cooking stoves and utensils
Double boiler
Sterilized bottles
Blender


Procedure
1. Wash and clean the bananas in running water.
2. Peel the bananas and cut into small pieces.
3. Blend fruits with equal amount of water containing sodium metabisulfite.
4. Strain the mixture through a nylon mesh to remove the banana seeds.
5. Add other ingredients to the mixture.
6. Cook over a double boiler, constantly stirring, until a thick consistency is reached and until the basic reading in double boiler shows 52ºC.
7. Pour banana spread into half-sealed bottles. Process in boiling water for 30 minutes.
8. Seal the bottles and store in a cool dry place.