Name: Puff Pastry Banana Pie with Chocolate Rum Sauce
Ingredients: 2 tb Unsalted butter; (1/4 stick); 1/3 c Sugar; 3 tb Dark rum; 1 tb Water; 1/4 ts Ground cinnamon; (generous); 1 3/4 lb Ripe small bananas; (about 5), peeled,; ; left whole; 6 oz Bittersweet; (not unsweetened) or; ; semisweet; ; chocolate, chopped; 1/4 c Whipping cream; 2 tb Light corn syrup; 1 pk Frozen puff pastry; (2 sheets), thawed; ; (17 1/4-ounce); 1 Egg; beaten to blend; ; (glaze)

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy, Eggs		February 19	1	servings

INGREDIENTS

2	tb	Unsalted butter; (1/4 stick)
1/3	c	Sugar
3	tb	Dark rum
1	tb	Water
1/4	ts	Ground cinnamon; (generous)
1 3/4	lb	Ripe small bananas; (about 5), peeled,
		; left whole
6	oz	Bittersweet; (not unsweetened) or
		; semisweet
		; chocolate, chopped
1/4	c	Whipping cream
2	tb	Light corn syrup
1	pk	Frozen puff pastry; (2 sheets), thawed
		; (17 1/4-ounce)
1		Egg; beaten to blend
		; (glaze)

INSTRUCTIONS

Melt butter in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add sugar, 1
tablespoon rum, water and cinnamon and stir until syrupy. Add bananas and
cook 2 minutes, turning occasionally and basting with syrup. Using slotted
spoon, transfer bananas to plate. Boil syrup until reduced to 2
tablespoons, about 2 minutes. Pour syrup over bananas; let cool.
Combine chocolate, cream and corn syrup in heavy small saucepan; stir over
low heat until chocolate melts and mixture is smooth. Remove from heat.
Transfer 2 tablespoons chocolate mixture to small bowl (Mixture will be
thick). Add 2 tablespoons rum to mixture in saucepan; stir sauce to blend.
Position rack in center of oven; preheat to 400F. Place 1 pastry sheet on
floured work surface. Set 9-inch-diameter tart pan upside down on pastry.
Using knife, cut pastry into 9-inch-diameter scalloped round. Repeat with
remaining pastry sheet. Place 1 pastry round on ungreased heavy large
baking sheet; arrange 3 whole bananas on pastry, forming circle and leaving
1/2-inch pastry border. Fill in center with remaining bananas, cutting to
fit. Pour any syrup from bananas and reserved 2 tablespoons chocolate
mixture over bananas. Brush pastry edges with beaten egg. Top with second
pastry round. Press edges to seal. Brush top with egg.
Using small sharp knife, cut 8 vents in top of pastry to allow steam to
escape.
Freeze 10 minutes.
Bake until pastry is golden and puffed, about 30 minutes. Run long knife
under pastry to loosen. Cool on baking sheet on rack until just lukewarm,
about 1 1/2 hours. (Can be made 6 hours ahead. Let stand at room
temperature.) Rewarm sauce over low heat. Serve pie with sauce.
Serves 6 to 8.
Bon Appetit February 1995
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