BANANAS: FOSTER AND FRITTERS

Makes 8

One of Pat’s summer jobs, before we met, was a bus boy at Brennan’s Restaurant. I don’t believe he worked there very long, but long enough to learn how they made their Bananas Foster.

ingredients

For Bananas Foster:

4 bananas peeled
2 Tbs lemon juice
6 Tbs butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup banana liqueur
1/2 cup white rum
1 pint vanilla ice cream
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For Banana Fritters:

1 1/4 cup flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
2 heaping Tbs sugar
1/2 cup milk
2 eggs
1/4 tsp salt
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directions

For Bananas Foster:

1
Slice bananas in half lengthwise.
2
Brush with lemon juice.
3
Melt sugar and butter in a flat chafing dish or 10 inch skillet.
4
Add bananas and saute 3 to 4 minutes, basting constantly with syrup.
5
Sprinkle with cinnamon.
6
Remove from heat.
7
Add liqueur and rum.
8
Immediately ignite with a long match and baste bananas with warm liquid until flame burns out.
9
Divide sauce and bananas over 4 servings of ice cream.