Banana Hot Dog Food

BANANA DOG

Steps:

• Spread 2 tablespoons peanut butter on the inside of each hot dog bun. Place a peeled banana inside each bun. Cut off the end of the banana if it is too long for the bun. Drizzle the top of each banana with 1 tablespoon of honey. Sprinkle approximately 2 tablespoons of granola on top of the honey. Drizzle with raspberry sauce. Top with diced kiwi.
• When packing the sandwich, to keep it from getting soggy make sure to pack the kiwi relish and raspberry sauce separately in small plastic containers. Have your child top the sandwich at lunchtime.

BANANA HOT DOG

Steps:

• Unpeel the banana and set aside.
• Spread the peanut butter down the very middle of the bread or bun, length wise.
• Place banana in the middle of the bread lengthwise and fold.
• Enjoy! (Some times a sprinkling of chocolate chips or shredded coconut is fun too).

BANANA PEPPERS STUFFED WITH VIENNA SAUSAGES (OR HOT DOGS)

Steps:

• Mix tomato juice, vinegar, sugar, ketchup and garlic.
• Cook 30 Minutes.
• Cut stem end off of banana peppers and remove seeds (use rubber gloves if making hot peppers).
• Stuff 1 Vienna sausage (or hot dog) into each pepper.
• Pack peppers tightly into pint or quart jars.
• Bring sauce to boiling.
• Pour over peppers.
• Wipe rims of jar with a clean cloth; place llids and screw on rings fingertip-tight.
• Set the jars on lids for 5 minutes and then set right-side up until lids pop.**.
• **This is an heirloom recipe that uses the inversion method, which is no longer recommended by the USDA/NCHFP (National Center for Home Food Preservation) because it can affect the ability of the lid to form a good, secure seal to the jar. Current guidelines recommend pressure canning items containing meat for optimum shelf-stable storage safety, but at the very least the jars should be processed in a boiling water bath and left to cool, upright and undisturbed, on a cloth-protected counter for 24 hours. Check for seal and if the jar hasn't sealed, either re-process the jars within the 24 hours or refrigerate and use first.