Carla's Baked Bananas



Carla's Baked Bananas |  | |

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| |Submitted By: cshrwd |

| |Photo By: Caroline C |

| |Prep Time: 5 Minutes |

| |Cook Time: 20 Minutes |

| |Ready In: 25 Minutes |

| |Servings: 5 |

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"Warm bananas covered in a rich sauce with a hint of nutmeg. This quick and easy dessert is a delightful treat any time of year! Use soft bananas, and serve with ice cream."

Ingredients:

|1-1/2 teaspoons cornstarch |3/4 teaspoon lemon juice |

|1/4 cup brown sugar |1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg |

|1/2 cup water |1/8 tsp. salt |

|1 tablespoon butter |5 ripe bananas |

Directions:

|1. |Preheat oven to 350 degrees F . |

|2. |In a saucepan over medium-high heat, mix together cornstarch and sugar. Gradually stir in water. Bring to a boil, stirring |

| |constantly. Remove from heat, stir in butter, lemon juice, nutmeg, and salt. |

|3. |Peel bananas, and place in a casserole dish. Drizzle sauce over bananas. |

|4. |Bake in a preheated oven for 12 minutes. Serve warm. |

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VANILLA POACHED PEARS 

3 med. Bosc pears, peeled, cored and halved

Lemon juice

1 c. water

3/4 c. sugar

2 tsp. vanilla extract

1)Peel pears with vegetable peeler. Slice in half. Core out center with melon baller.

2)Brush pears with lemon juice to prevent enzymatic browning.

3) In a skillet, combine sugar, water and vanilla. Bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve sugar. 4) Add pears, cut side down. Cover and simmer turning pears and basting occasionally 10 to 20 minutes.

|Plum Buckle |  |

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| |Prep Time: 30 Minutes |

| |Cook Time: 45 Minutes |

| |Ready In: 1 Hour 15 Minutes |

| |Servings: 12 |

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"A tender cake bakes itself up and around a thick layer of fresh plums. Streusel topping adds another layer of flavor and texture."

Ingredients:

|6 pitted and quartered plums |2 cups milk |

|2/3 cup butter, softened |2 teaspoon vanilla extract |

|1 1/2 cup sugar |  |

|2 eggs |Streusel topping: |

|3 cups sifted all-purpose flour |1cup white sugar |

|1 T baking powder |1/2 cup butter, softened |

|1/2 teaspoon salt |¼ c. all-purpose flour |

| |1 teaspoon cinnamon |

Directions:

|1. |Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9 x 13-inch baking dish. |

|2. |Place the plums into the bottom of the prepared baking dish. In a large bowl, mash together butter with sugar until the |

| |mixture is smooth and creamy. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Stir in flour, the baking powder, and salt. Mix in the milk and |

| |vanilla extract to make a smooth batter. Pour the batter over the plums. Mix topping ingredients: sugar, butter, flour, and |

| |cinnamon together in a bowl to make a crumbly topping; spread over the batter. |

|3. |Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes. Set |

| |timer. Teacher will take out of oven after class. |

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**This recipe will be served tomorrow.

|Delicious Apple Sauce |  |

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| |Servings: 4 |

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Ingredients:

|4-5 apples - peeled, cored and grated |1/2 cup water |

|1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon |1/4 cup brown sugar |

Directions:

|1. |Wash apples, cut into quarters, peel and remove core. Grate using large teardrop side of grater. Place shredded apples in |

| |a medium saucepan over medium-low heat. Sprinkle with cinnamon, then add water and cook until the apple bits become soft and|

| |mushy. |

|2. |AFTER APPLES ARE MUSHY--Stir in brown sugar and mix well. May top with more cinnamon if desired. |

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**OPTION 2 applesauce: Use white sugar instead of brown, omit cinnamon. puree in blender after cooked. May serve with cinnamon sprinkled on top.

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|Gingered Poached Pears serves 3 | |

Ingredients:

|3 medium ripe pears, peeled, cored, thinly sliced. |1/4 cup sugar |

|1 cup water |1/2 teaspoon ground ginger |

Directions:

|1. |Wash pears, quarter, peel and core. Slice thinly. In a large skillet with lid, place pears in water. Cover and cook over |

| |medium heat for 10-15 minutes or until tender. Turn the pear slices over. |

|2. |Combine sugar and ginger; sprinkle over pears. Cover and cook 5minutes longer. Serve warm. |

|Mini Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins Yield: 36 mini muffins |  |

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INGREDIENTS:

|3/4 cup brown sugar |1/2 teaspoon baking soda |

|1/4 cup vegetable oil* |1teaspoon ground cinnamon |

|2 eggs |1/4 teaspoon salt |

|1 cup canned pumpkin |1/2 cup semisweet mini chocolate chips |

|1/4 cup water | |

|1cup all-purpose flour | |

|½ cup ground oats | |

|3/4 teaspoon baking powder | |

DIRECTIONS:

|1. |Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (200 degrees C). line mini muffin pans with paper liners. |

|2. |In large mixing bowl, mix sugar, oil, eggs with a wooden spoon. Add pumpkin and water. In separate bowl, stir together the |

| |oats, flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and salt.. Add wet mixture to dry, stir just until flour mixture |

| |disappears- make sure to scrape bottom of bowl with rubber spatula and stir in chocolate chips. |

|3. |Fill muffin cups 2/3 full with batter. Bake in preheated oven for about 13-15 minutes or until inserted toothpick comes out |

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| |* applesauce may be substituted for oil to reduce fat. |

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Cooking FRESH FRUITS p. 432

Cooked fruits can be served ______________ or ________________.

4 ways fruits can be cooked: ________________, ____________________, _______________ and ______________________.

POACHING FRUITS:

Fruit is cooked by:

The goal is to:

Best fruits for poaching include:

Sugar is added at the ______________ of the cooking process.

Sugar is not just for sweetness, it also helps _________________________ by strengthening __________ ___________.

For more flavor you may add:

FRUIT SAUCES:

Sauces are made by

Unlike poaching, the goal is to:

Sugar is added ________________ of cooking.

Tips for making a fruit sauce:

How are fruits cut?

How much liquid is added?

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