Summary of Principles for Christian Stewardship: 1. Giving is to be in proportion to wealth - 1 Cor. 16:2; 2 Cor. 8:3, 11, 12; 9:8-11 (precisely what percentage that might be is never stated by Paul). 2. Giving is to be regarded as a privilege; indeed, it is an act of worship and praise - 2 Cor. 8:4; Phil. 4:15-18. 3. Giving is to be voluntary, not forced - 2 Cor. 8:3,11-12; 9:5,7. 4. Giving is to be preceded by the dedication of oneself to the Lord's work in whatever capacity possible - 2 Cor. 8:5. 5. Giving is to be characterized by a spirit of reciprocity - 2 Cor. 8:13-15. 6. The administration of Christian giving should take into consideration the principles [of integrity] that governed Paul's approach to the collection [he assembled] - 2 Cor. 8:16-24. 7. Giving is to be characterized by forethought and prayer - 2 Cor. 9:7. 8. Giving must never be characterized by sorrow over money lost or by covetousness - 2 Cor. 9:5, 7. 9. Giving should always be cheerful and joyous - 2 Cor. 9:7. 10. Giving should not be undertaken with a view to personal enrichment; rather, one should give with the expectation that God will supply the giver with abundance for additional giving - 2 Cor. 9:8-11. 11. All giving is to be understood as finding its source, power, and pattern in the grace of God in Christ - 2 Cor. 8:1,9; 9:14-15.

Sam Storms

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains, Dairy		Bananas, Bobbie – no, Desserts, Nuts, Pies & tart	10	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1		Refrigerated piecrust from 15 oz. pkg.; softened as directed on package
2	md	Bananas; cut into 1/4" slices
4 1/2	ts	Light rum; * see below
2	ts	Grated orange peel
2/3	c	Chopped pecans
2/3	c	Firmly packed brown sugar
1/4	c	Whipping cream
1/4	c	Butter or margarine
1/2	ts	Vanilla
		Vanilla ice cream; optional

INSTRUCTIONS

Heat oven to 450 F. Prepare pie crust as directed on package for one-crust
baked shell, using 9 inch tart pan with removable bottom or 9 inch pie pan.
Bake at 450 F. for 9-11 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool 5
minutes. In small bowl, combine bananas and rum; toss to coat. Spreinkle
orange peel evenly in bottom of baked crust. Arrange bananas in single
layer over peel; sprinke with pecans. In heavy medium saucepan, combine
brown sugar, whipping cream and butter, cook and stir over medium-high heat
for 2-3 minutes or until mixture comes to a boil. Cook an additional 2-4
minutes or until mixture is thickened and deep golden brown, stirring
constantly. Remove saucepan from heat; stir in vanillla. Spoon warm filling
over bananas and pecans. Cool 30 minutes. Serve warm or cool with ice
cream. Store in refrigerator. * To substitute for rum - combine 1/2 tsp.
rum extract with 4 tsp. water. Makes 10 servings. Per serving; 430
calories, 27 g. fat, 42% CFF, 85 mg cholesterol, 210 mg. sodium, 42 g.
carbohydrate, 4 grams protein Dietary Exchanges: 1 1/2 starch, 1 1/2 fruit,
5 fat MC formatting by bobbi744@sojourn.com
Recipe by: Pillsbury 38th Bake-Off, '98, Brenda Elsea, Tucson, Arizona
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by Roberta Banghart <bobbi744@sojourn.com> on
Mar 24, 1998

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