Boston Baked Bananas

A Matter of Taste, 1965

45 minutes — 4 Servings

Ingredients

3		apples
2	tablespoon	sugar
1	tablespoon	lemon juice
1	teaspoon	lemon rind (grated)
1⁄2	teaspoon	cinnamon
4		bananas
2	tablespoon	brown sugar
1⁄2	teaspoon	allspice
2	tablespoon	dark rum
2	tablespoon	water
2	tablespoon	butter

Instructions

Combine brown sugar and allspice.

Wash and slice apples. Cook until soft (about 10 minutes) in as little water as possible, stirring from time to time. Put through a food mill. Season with sugar, lemon juice, rind, and cinnamon. Grease a fireproof serving dish with butter. Cut bananas in halves crosswise, then lengthwise, and arrange in the dish. Sprinkle with the brown sugar-allspice mixture. Spread with applesauce, pour on rum and water. Dot with butter. Bake in a preheated 375° oven for 20 minutes. Serve with whipped cream flavored with 1 tablespoon brown sugar, a pinch of allspice, 1 teaspoon rum, or with fruit sauce.