Ghanaian Bananas

Ingredients

• •8 medium bananas
• •1/4 cup sugar
• •1 teaspoon cinnamon
• •1 cup orange juice
• •3 tablespoons curacao or apricot brandy
• •4 tablespoons shredded coconut or
• •4 tablespoons chopped peanuts
• •Sour cream
• •Brown sugar

Directions

1. 1Cut the bananas in half, lengthwise and then crosswise.
2. 2Blend sugar and cinnamon and dip the bananas in this mixture until coated.
3. 3Place the four quarters cut side down, side by side, in a 9 inch round or square ovenproof dish.
4. 4Blend the orange juice with the curacao or apricot brandy. Pour this juice over the bananas.
5. 5Sprinkle shredded coconut or chopped peanuts over the top.
6. 6Serve piping hot directly from a baking dish.
7. 7Pass a bowl of sour cream, sweetened by brown sugar as garnish.