If there lurks in most modern minds the notion that to desire our own good and earnestly hope for the enjoyment of it is a bad thing, I submit that this notion has crept in from Kant and the Stoics and is no part of the Christian faith. Indeed, if we consider the unblushing promises of reward and the staggering nature of the rewards promised in the Gospels, it would seem that Our Lord finds our desires not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling around with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in the slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea. We are far too easily pleased.

C.S. Lewis

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy		Dessert	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

8		Firm; but ripe bananas, thinly sliced
2	tb	Melted butter
6	tb	Confectioners' sugar
		Vanilla ice cream; frozen vanilla yogurt or whipped cream for serving

INSTRUCTIONS

From: [email protected] (Rebecca Radnor)
Date: Tue, 6 Dec 1994 07:17:49 GMT
1. Put rack in center of oven; heat oven to 400-degrees. Grease 6, 12-ounc
capacity souffle or small baking dishes. (You may substitute large custard
cups.) Set on baking sheet.
2. Divide bananas between souffle dishes, overlapping them evenly and
attractively. Lightly brush tops with melted butter. (Can be prepared up to
2 hours ahead to this point and kept at room temperature.) Before cooking,
evenly press confectioners' sugar through fine wire mesh strainer to cover
surface, using about 1 tablespoon per serving.
3. Bake until bananas are very warm, about 8 minutes. Turn oven to broil
and move cookie sheet to within 8 inches of heat source. Broil until
surface lightly browns, about 2 minutes more.
4. Serve with a small scoop of ice cream or frozen yogurt or a dollop of
whipped cream. Serve immediately.
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