C.14     Additional recipes
C.14.1 Orange baked bananas
     
     
    
    -  Mix  in  a  saucepan  1/2  cup  firmly  packed  brown  sugar,  1  tablespoon  cornstarch,  1/8
    teaspoon cinnamon, and a few grains salt.
    
 
    -  Add gradually, blending in 3/4 cup boiling water.
    
 
    -  Bring rapidly to boiling and cook about 5 minutes or until sauce is thickened, stirring
    constantly.
    
 
    -  Remove from heat and blend in 11
2 teaspoons grated orange peel, 1/4 cup orange juice,
    1 teaspoon lemon juice, and 2 tablespoons butter.
    
 
    -  Peel and cut into halves lengthwise 6 bananas with all-yellow or green-tipped peel.
    
 
    -  Arrange halves cut side down in baking dish and brush with about 2 tablespoons melted
    butter.
    
 
    -  Sprinkle 1/2 teaspoon salt over bananas and then pour the orange sauce over bananas.
    
 
    -  Bake at 375∘ F for 10 to 20 minutes.
 
      
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
C.14.2 Mexican chicken vegetable soup with bananas
     
     
    
    -  In  large,  covered  kettle,  over  medium-low  heat,  simmer  4  pounds  cut  up  stewing
    chicken, 1/c cup coarsely chopped onion, 1 teaspoon salt, and 4 cups of hot water for 2
    hours or until chicken is tender.
    
 
    -  Remove chicken to cutting board; cut meat from bones into chunks; discard bones. Skim
    any fat from surface of broth.
    
 
    -  Add chicken, 1/2 cup chopped celery, 1 12-ounce can whole-kernel corn and 1 16-ounce
    can tomatoes to soup. Continue simmering, covered for 10 minutes. Season to taste.
    
 
    -  Five  minutes  before  serving,  peel  4  firm  (green-tipped)  bananas,  slice  diagonally  into
    1-inch slices.
    
 
    -  Add  sliced  bananas  to  soup,  continue  cooking  just  until  bananas  are  tender.  Serve
    immediately.
    
 
    -                                                  Thanks to Turbana Corporation
    (www.turbana.com).
 
      
C.14.3 Orange gingered bananas
     
     
    
    -  Combine in a small saucepan 1/4 cup orange juice and 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch. Cook
    and stir over medium heat until boiling.
    
 
    -  Add  1/4  cup  orange  juice,  1  1/2  teaspoons  honey,  and  1  1/2  teaspoons  chopped
    crystallized ginger and cook, stirring, until thoroughly heated.
    
 
    -  Place 2 peeled, green-tipped bananas in a shallow baking dish and cover with sauce.
    
 
    -  Bake at 350deg about 15 minutes or until the bananas are tender (but not soft), basting
    with the sauce several times.
 
                                                                                         
                                                                                         
      
C.14.4 Frozen Push-Ups
     
     
    
    -  Peel 2 bananas and slice into blender or food processor.
    
 
    -  Add 1 6-ounce can frozen orange juice (thawed), 1/2 cup instant non-fat dry milk, 1/2
    cup water, and 1 cup plain low-fat yogurt.
    
 
    -  Cover and blend until foamy. Pour into small paper cups and freeze.
    
 
    -  To eat, squeeze bottom of cup.
    
 
    -                            Thanks to Ruthe Eshleman The American Heart Association
    Cookbook.
 
      
C.14.5 Banana mallow pie
     
     
    
    -  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.
    
 
    -  Prepare a 3 1/8 ounce package vanilla pie filling using 1 3/4 cup milk. Cover surface
    with transparent wrap and chill.
    
 
    -  Fold 1 1/2 cups mini-marshmallows and 1 cup Cool Whip into pie filling.
    
 
    -  Slice  2  bananas  into  pie  crust,  pour  filling  over  bananas,  and  chill  several  hours  or
    overnight.