Think plantains are just for frying? Think again. They're also for baking with copious amounts of butter and sugar and using as an ice cream topping. Yep. I recently wrote an article about How to Cook Plantains for Craftsy.com, and I included one recipe that is savory, and one that is sweet. Here's a preview of the sweet part: When a plantain becomes very ripe, it becomes sweeter and slightly less starchy, making it perfectly suited for sweet applications. In this recipe, plantain slices are baked in a butter, brown sugar, rum, and spice mixture which caramelizes around the fruit as it bakes, making for a warm, buttery indulgence that may call to mind Bananas Foster, but with a more subtle sweetness. Like, whoa. Check out the full article and recipe on Craftsy! via CakeSpy http://www.cakespy.com/blog/2013/9/17/cakespy-for-craftsy-how-to-make-plantains-into-dessert.html | |||
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Tuesday, September 17, 2013
CakeSpy for Craftsy: How to Make Plantains into Dessert
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