4 bananas, firm
2 lemons, grated rind & juice
1/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1/4 cup butter (or marg.), melted
Directions
Cut bananas in half lengthwise; place cut side down in a buttered
baking dish. Brush bananas with lemon juice; sprinkle wiht grated
lemon juice; sprinkle with grated lemon rind and brown sugar. Drizzle
with butter.
Bake at 350 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes. Serve warm as a side dish
with meat, or as a dessert plain or with ice cream.
SOURCE: Southern Living Magazine, sometime in 1977. Typed for you by
Nancy Coleman.
Servings: 4 servings
Baked Bananas Recipe brought to you by Recipe Ideas
Categories: Banana; Fruit
The History of Recipes
Written cooking instructions as an idea can be observed back into the far past, in fact as far back into history as pharonic Egypt, and maybe further still. Having said that, generally, these ancient cook books were just very simple hieroglyphic recipes for meal preparation.
As we move into Roman times 25BC a roman called Apicius compiled a collection of documents showing how to cook the recipes enjoyed by the Romans. In his scrolls, he recounts how the meals were split into appetizers, main meal and desserts, known in latin as `Gustatio, Primae Mensae and Secundae Mensae`. Aspicius tells us how the ancient Romans were skilled in the use of a wide range of herbs, including a few that will be familiar to modern chefs such as bay, mint and parsley. Later, in the 15th century, knights returning from the crusades brought back a variety of foods, spices and herbs from the holy land, including spices such as rosemary and coriander. The introduction of these new foods and spices led to an eruption in books on cooking, the majority of which are kept safe in private libraries. The revolution that is television brings us TV chefs and the spin-off recipe books. And that pretty much brings us to the present day and the invention of computers and the internet, permitting everyone to access massive numbers of recipes just like those on the site you are now reading. |
We hope you enjoy this Baked Bananas recipe.
