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Flamed Bananas
(Bananes Flambees)
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| What You Need: |
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4 ripe bananas
4 tablespoons butter
Powdered sugar
¼ cup brandy, fruit-flavored brandy, or Kirsh
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| How To Cook: |
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1. Peel the bananas, cut lengthwise, and then cut crosswise. Melt the butter in a baking dish in the microwave oven.
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2. Coat each side of the bananas with the butter and arrange in a circle (like the spokes of a wheel) with the pointed-end toward the middle and the cut-end toward the outside.
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3. Have the flat side of the banana face-down. Cook, covered with wax paper, until tender (only a few minutes). Be careful to not overcook. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.
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4. Warm the brandy 15 seconds in a handled cup in the microwave oven. Pour around the bananas and flame.
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5. Whipped cream makes a nice topping. Sprinkle on chopped toasted nuts or shaved chocolate.
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NOTE:
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Use the red plantain bananas, if they are available. When flaming any food, make certain it is not beneath anything that can catch fire. The flame dies out in a short while, but alcohol flames are hot. The arrangement of the bananas suggested above will give the most even cooking possible.
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