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9.9 Additional recipes

9.9.1 Banana mallow pie

  1. Combine 2 cups vanilla wafer crumbs and 1/3 cup melted butter. Press into 9-inch pie plate and bake at 375∘ F for 8 minutes.
  2. Prepare a 3 1/8 ounce package vanilla pie filling using 1 3/4 cup milk. Cover surface with transparent wrap and chill.
  3. Fold 1 1/2 cups mini-marshmallows and 1 cup Cool Whip into pie filling.
  4. Slice 2 bananas into pie crust, pour filling over bananas, and chill several hours or overnight.

9.9.2 Banana Dream Pizza

  1. Preheat oven to 400∘ F. In a large bowl, combine 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, 2 tsp baking powder, and a pinch of salt. Add 4 Tsp softened sweet cream butter and blend. Add 3/4 cup warm milk and mix well. If the dough is still sticky, add a small amount of flour.
  2. Form the dough into a ball. Knead it on a floured surface until it is smooth. Roll out the dough and place it in an oiled, 16-inch pizza pan. Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until the crust is light brown.
  3. In a nonmetallic bowl, mash 4 bananans. Add 1 teaspoon lime or lemon juice and 6 tablespoons honey; mix well.
  4. Slice 2 bananas horizontally and place the slices in water to cover. Add 1 teaspoon lime or lemon juice to prevent discoloration.
  5. Spread the banana mixture on the crust.
  6. Drain the sliced bananas and blot them with paper towels. Place them in a circular pattern on the banana mixture. Baste the banana slices with 3 tablespoons melted butter.
  7. Bake for 20–30 minutes at 400∘ F until the crust is golden brown.
  8. Remove from the oven and top with 1 quart vanilla ice cream and 1/2 cup chopped macadamia nuts while still hot. Serve immediately.

9.9.3 Bananes rôties

  1. Preheat oven to 375∘ F.
  2. Place 6 (peeled) bananas in a baking dish.
  3. Sprinkle bananas with juice of 1/2 lemon.
  4. Pour 2 tablespoons melted butter and 2 tablespoons dark rum over the bananas. Sprinkle with 2 tablespoons brown sugar.
  5. Place in oven for 10 minutes.
  6. Pour on 2 more tablespoons melted butter and 2 more tablespoons dark rum and bake for 5 minutes more.
  7. Serve at once, spooning some sauce over each banana.

9.9.4 Banana curried chicken

  1. Fry 2 chopped onions in 50 ml cooking oil until light brown.
  2. Add 1/4 cup cake flour and mix well. Add 1 (cup?) chicken stock gradually while stirring.
  3. Add 1 cup raisins, 1 teaspoon salt, 2 pounds cooked, boned chicken, 5 sliced bananas, 2 grated apples, 2 tablespoons grated lemon rind, 1 tablespoon sugar, 1 1/2 tablespoons curry powder, 1 bay leaf, 4 peppercorns.
  4. Cover saucepan and simmer for 20 minutes.
  5. Remove bay leaf. Add 1 cup cream and heat just before serving.
  6. Serve on a bed of rice. Decorate with pineapples if preferred.
  7. Thanks to Turbana Corporation (www.turbana.com).

9.9.5 Cream of banana soup

  1. Cook 1 quart green banana pulp, 1 1/2 quarts chicken stock, 1 small celery stalk, 1/2 onion, 1 carrot, 1 small bay leaf, 5 peppercorns, and salt to taste together for about 30 minutes until the mixture thickens.
  2. Strain over 1/4 cup flour and 1/4 cup butter which have been combined as for a white sauce. Cook until thickened.
  3. Just before serving, add 2 cups cream or milk and heat.
  4. Serve with a slice of lemon on each plate as a garnish.

9.9.6 Banana pick-me-up

  1. Slice ripe, peeled bananas into 3 cm chunks.
  2. Wrap each chunk in strip blanched bacon.
  3. Prepare mixture of brown sugar and cinnamon to taste.
  4. Sprinkle mixture over banana chunks.
  5. Bake at 350∘ F until the bacon is crisp and the sugar slightly caramelized.

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