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.

PARTY LEMONADE

Steps:

• Thinly slice lemons crosswise. Try to remove as many seeds as possible. Put lemon slices into a large punch bowl. Pour sugar over the top of the lemons. Using a potato masher or wooden spoon, pound lemons and sugar mixture until sugar is dissolved and lemon slices are broken.
• Add ice cubes and stir in cold water. Serve in tall glasses.

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 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.

BANANA SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and ginger. Cut butter into a few chunks and rub it into the flour mixture with your fingertips.
• Mix milk and vanilla in a small glass. Pour about 4 tablespoons into the flour mixture and stir until the mixture starts to come together. Add the banana chunks and continue to stir, adding more milk if necessary, until dough comes together.
• Pat dough into a disk about 1 inch thick. Cut into four sections with a knife and place each on baking sheet.
• Bake at 400F for 17-20 minutes, until light gold.
• Cool on wire rack or eat warm. These scones are best the day they are made.

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 SLUSH

Steps:

• Mix pineapple juice, bananas, orange juice concentrate, and lemonade concentrate in a large bowl.
• Bring water to a boil in a saucepan. Dissolve sugar in the water and bring again to a boil; pour over the juice mixture and stir.
• Cover bowl with plastic wrap and freeze until mixture is mushy, at least 4 hours.
• Mix equal parts slush and lemon-lime soda in cocktail glasses to serve.

BANANA SLUSH PUNCH

Steps:

• In a blender, combine bananas, sugar and 3 cups water. Blend until smooth. Pour into a large bowl and stir in pineapple juice. Blend in orange juice concentrate, lemonade concentrate and 3 cups water. Divide into 3 plastic containers and freeze until solid.
• Remove from freezer 3 to 4 hours before serving. Using one portion at a time, place slush in a punch bowl and pour in 1 liter of ginger ale for each.

BANANA UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour 2 (8 inch) pans. Combine butter and brown sugar, divide and spread evenly between the 2 pans. Sprinkle pecans evenly over both brown sugar mixtures, arrange banana slices evenly over each.
• Prepare cake mix according to package instructions. Divide batter into the 2 pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 40 to 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Turn cakes upside down on a platter or plate, gently tap bottom and carefully remove pans, replacing caramel mixture that sticks to pan.

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.

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.

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.