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INGREDIENTS 6 servings
3 - 4 each bananas, green tip
6 each puff pastry dough circles, 5 inch diameter
1 each egg, beaten
1/3 cup blended white and brown sugars
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 1/2 tsp. melted butter

TO GARNISH:
1 cup lightly sweetened whipped cream
1/4 cup toasted sliced almonds
6 each mint sprigs
2 tsp. caramel sauce
1 cup mango sauce
to dust

confectioner's sugar

 



METHOD
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Combine blended sugars with cinnamon and mix well. Brush puff pastry dough circles with beaten egg. Sprinkle puff dough circles lightly with sugar/cinnamon mixture.
2. Peel banana and slice on a bias, about 1/4 inch thick. Arrange banana slices in a circular pattern on top of pastry leaving a 1/4-inch border. Brush with melted butter and top generously with sugar/cinnamon mixture.
3. Bake for 10 -15 minutes until golden brown. Remove from oven and cool. For service, pool mango sauce on serving plates and drizzle with caramel sauce.
4. Place banana tarts on plates. Top each banana tart with a dollop of whipped cream and almonds. Garnish with mint sprigs and dust with Confectioner's sugar.

 


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