Orange Glazed Bananas Food

BANANAS FLAMBE

Steps:

• Remove 4 strips orange zest with a vegetable peeler. Squeeze the orange and strain the juice.
• Melt the butter with the sugar, orange zest and vanilla bean in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook, stirring, until the sugar caramelizes, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the liqueur, orange juice and a pinch of salt.
• Return the skillet to medium heat, add the bananas, cut-side down, and cook until glazed and golden, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and divide among bowls.
• Add the rum to the pan and return to medium heat. Warm for a few seconds without stirring, then carefully tilt the pan so the rum ignites (if using an electric stove, hold a lit match near the sauce to ignite it). Spoon the flaming sauce over the bananas. Garnish with whipped cream and the glazed orange zest.

ORANGE AND BANANA BUNDT CAKE WITH ORANGE GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°
• In a medium bowl combine flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon and mix well.
• In a separate bowl cream together sugar, vegetable oil, and eggs.
• Then add the mashed banana, orange zest, and orange juice to the wet ingredients and mix well.
• Slowly combine the wet ingredients to dry and mix until everything is well combined.
• Pour into a greased bundt cake pan.
• Bake at 350 for about 26-28 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
• Let cool for about 10 minutes before flipping onto serving plate.

MY FAVORITE GLAZED BANANA CAKE

Steps:

• In mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Add eggs, one at a time, combining well, then add vanilla.
• In seperate bowl, combine all dry ingredients (flour, salt, spices, baking powder, and baking soda).
• Add dry ingredients to creamed butter mixture, alternating with milk and bananas (you can combine milk with mashed bananas to make this step easier).
• Stir in nuts, and pour into a greased 9 x 13 inch baking dish.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes, or until done (insert toothpick or caseknife into center of cake-if it is clean when removed, cake is done).
• Allow to cool in pan before glazing.
• GLAZE: Cream butter and sugar, then add vanilla and just enough milk to reach spreadable consistency-you may need as much as 4 tablespoons.
• Decorate surface of glazed cake with nuts, if desired.
• This cake refrigerates very well, making it a great"make ahead" dessert.
• For OAMC, freeze slices of unglazed cake-allow cake to thaw before glazing.

SIMPLE ORANGE GLAZE

Steps:

• Whisk sugar with orange zest and orange juice in a small bowl until smooth.

CREAMY GLAZED BANANA COOKIES 2DIE4!

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°.
• In large mixing bowl, mix 3/4 cup brown sugar & 3/4 cup butter.
• Beat at medium speed, scraping your bowl often until mixture is creamy 1-2 minutes.
• Add in the bananas, egg, orange zest & 1/2 tsp vanilla extract.
• Continue beating batter until well mixed 1-2 minutes.
• Reduce speed to low & add the flour, baking powder, baking soda & salt.
• Beat until well mixed again, 1-2 minutes.
• By round teaspoons, drop the dough 2-inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake 8-10 minutes or until edges have slightly browned.
• On medium heat, melt 2 Tbsp butter in 1-quart saucepan, adding 3 Tbsp brown sugar & cream.
• Continue to cook, while stirring occasionally until mix comes to a boil 1-2 minutes.
• Remove from heat & add powdered sugar & remaining vanilla, beat until well mixed.
• When cookies have cooled, frost them with icing.

MOIST BANANA NUT BREAD WITH ORANGE GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Butter a loaf pan and set aside.
• In a bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, and flax seeds.
• In another bowl, mix the butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla until creamy. Add the orange zest and juice and stir lightly.
• Slowly fold the flour mixture into the wet ingredients until combined, then add the nuts and banana, mixing until just combined. Try not to over mix.
• Pour into greased loaf pan and bake for 1 hour, or until toothpick inserted into middle of loaf comes out clean.
• Allow bread to cool in the pan for 10 minutes before transferring to rack. Cool completely before glazing.
• FOR THE GLAZE: Combine the confectioner's sugar and orange and/or lemon juice. Stir until smooth. Pour over cooled bread.