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== Narrative == | ==Narrative== | ||
by Micah Wise | by Micah Wise | ||
It was a cool spring night, the house filed with the smell of bananas and vanilla ice cream. I was sitting at the kitchen table awaiting a dessert that I had never heard of but absolutely wanted to try. My dad started to make the bananas as he laid them into a pan with sugar the kitchen instantly began to smell almost like banana bread with a little flair. My mouth filled with saliva as he started to flambe the bananas, the pan caught a low fire that shot up as he finished and put them into a bowl over fresh vanilla ice cream. As I took the first bite the sweet heat of the bananas and the cool, smooth vanilla went together like chocolate and peanut butter. Within five minutes I had finished the delicacy and wanted more. | It was a cool spring night, the house filed with the smell of bananas and vanilla ice cream. I was sitting at the kitchen table awaiting a dessert that I had never heard of but absolutely wanted to try. My dad started to make the bananas as he laid them into a pan with sugar the kitchen instantly began to smell almost like banana bread with a little flair. My mouth filled with saliva as he started to flambe the bananas, the pan caught a low fire that shot up as he finished and put them into a bowl over fresh vanilla ice cream. As I took the first bite the sweet heat of the bananas and the cool, smooth vanilla went together like chocolate and peanut butter. Within five minutes I had finished the delicacy and wanted more. | ||
==Ingredients== | |||
== Ingredients == | |||
* 1 tablespoon of butter | * 1 tablespoon of butter | ||
* 2 teaspoons of dark brown sugar | * 2 teaspoons of dark brown sugar | ||
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* Vanilla ice cream | * Vanilla ice cream | ||
== Directions == | ==Directions== | ||
* Melt butter and sugar in a small frying pan. Add banana pieces and sauté over medium heat until lightly browned, turning pieces once. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Remove pan from heat. | * Melt butter and sugar in a small frying pan. Add banana pieces and sauté over medium heat until lightly browned, turning pieces once. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Remove pan from heat. | ||
* Add liqueur and rum to pan. To flambé, carefully light sauce with long-reach lighter. Spoon flaming sauce over the banana pieces until flame is extinguished. | * Add liqueur and rum to pan. To flambé, carefully light sauce with long-reach lighter. Spoon flaming sauce over the banana pieces until flame is extinguished. | ||
Revision as of 20:10, 14 November 2018
Narrative
by Micah Wise
It was a cool spring night, the house filed with the smell of bananas and vanilla ice cream. I was sitting at the kitchen table awaiting a dessert that I had never heard of but absolutely wanted to try. My dad started to make the bananas as he laid them into a pan with sugar the kitchen instantly began to smell almost like banana bread with a little flair. My mouth filled with saliva as he started to flambe the bananas, the pan caught a low fire that shot up as he finished and put them into a bowl over fresh vanilla ice cream. As I took the first bite the sweet heat of the bananas and the cool, smooth vanilla went together like chocolate and peanut butter. Within five minutes I had finished the delicacy and wanted more.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon of butter
- 2 teaspoons of dark brown sugar
- 1 banana peeled and split in half down the middle
- Cinnamon
- 1 ounce of light rum
- Vanilla ice cream
Directions
- Melt butter and sugar in a small frying pan. Add banana pieces and sauté over medium heat until lightly browned, turning pieces once. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Remove pan from heat.
- Add liqueur and rum to pan. To flambé, carefully light sauce with long-reach lighter. Spoon flaming sauce over the banana pieces until flame is extinguished.
- Serve warm banana pieces and sauce over vanilla ice cream.