Banana Lemonade Food

BANANA LEMONADE

Steps:

• Peel the bananas and place them in a microwavable bowl. Heat on high for 30 - 60 seconds or until the bananas are half mushy.
• Now put everything in the blender together with the hot bananas and blend until smooth. Taste for sweetness.
• Pass through a sieve into a bowl or jug and pour over plenty of ice.

BANANA-LEMON BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Puree bananas in blender or food processor.
• Combine with butter.
• Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• In bowl, beat egg, sugar and lemon peel.
• Beat in banana mixture.
• Beat in flour mixture.
• Turn batter into 9 x 5-inch loaf pan coated with vegetable spray.
• Bake in 350°F oven for 35 minutes.
• Cool in pan.
• Meanwhile, in small pan stir together lemon juice and sugar over medium heat until sugar melts.
• Poke holes in bread with skewer.
• Pour syrup over top.
• Let stand 10 minutes.
• Remove from pan.
• Slice when completely cooled.

BANANA PUNCH RECIPE

Steps:

• In large container or bowl, mash bananas and add rest of ingredients, except ginger ale. Mix together. Place in batches in blender, blend until smooth. Put in large plastic container with cover. When all is blended and in container, place in freezer and allow to freeze. Remove from freezer at least 2 hours before serving. Length of time can depend on the temperature. Place banana mixture in punch bowl and add ginger ale to fill bowl. Should be very slushy.

GRILLED PINEAPPLE AND BANANAS WITH LEMONADE GLAZE

Steps:

• 1. Make a lengthwise slice on the skin of each unpeeled banana chunk to allow easy peeling after bananas are grilled. Thread the fruit onto skewers, alternating chunks of banana and pineapple.
• 2. To make the glaze, put the sugar in a stainless-steel saucepan and cook over medium-high heat until it becomes liquid, about 3 minutes. Stir with a wooden spoon and add the lemon juice and zest. If using cane syrup, simply add the lemon juice with zest and stir, without heating. Set aside.
• 3. Fill a charcoal chimney with hardwood lump charcoal, set the chimney on the bottom grill grate, and light. When the coals are ready, dump them into the bottom of the grill and spread evenly. For a gas grill, turn to medium-high.
• 4. Brush the skewered fruits with the glaze. Place the skewers over direct heat. Grill 3 minutes on each side, until fruit is browned. Remove from grill and brush again with the glaze. Serve immediately.

BANANA LEMONADE

Steps:

• Add the first 4 ingredients to the container of an electric blender.
• Cover and process on high speed until mixture is smooth.
• Pour into chilled glass; add ice cubes (as many as you want or will fit into your glass) Garnish with lemon slice.
• Alternative: Banana Limeade--substitute fresh lime juice for lemon juice; garnish with a lime slice.

FROZEN BANANA PUNCH

Steps:

• Combine fruit juice and lemonade in a 1.5-gallon container.
• In small batches in a blender, puree the bananas with water and sugar. Add the banana mash to the fruit juices. I use a stick blender to make sure that all ingredients are well-blended.
• Freeze the base in 5 1-quart containers.
• The day of service, thaw the punch base until it is slushy.
• Add two liters of mixer for every quart of punch base.
• Serving suggestion: Punch cups may be garnished with skewered fruit.
• I think 2 cups of sugar is enough. Add more to adjust to your own taste.

BANANA BRUNCH PUNCH

Steps:

• In a blender, cover and process the bananas, orange juice and lemonade until smooth. Remove half of the mixture and set aside. Add 1-1/2 cups warm water and 1 cup sugar to blender; blend until smooth. , Place in a large freezer container. Repeat with remaining banana mixture, water and sugar; add to container. Cover and freeze until solid. , One hour before serving, remove punch base from freezer. Just before serving, place in a large punch bowl. Add pineapple juice and soda; stir until well blended. Garnish with orange slices if desired.

ORANGE, PINEAPPLE, BANANA & LEMONADE SLUSH

Steps:

• Heat sugar and water in a large saucepan over medium heat until sugar is dissolved.
• Put sugar syrup in a large bowl along with the juices and bananas and mix together.
• Place in containers and freeze until solid.
• Prior to serving remove from freezer and allow it to soften just enough so you can scoop it out.
• Combine it with a lemon-lime soda to finish your slush.
• Usually equal amounts of both but to your tastes.