Cakes and Pastries Recipes - Banana Puffs with Mango Sauce Recipe

Ingredients

Serves 3:

• 2 large bananas

• 3/4 oz butter

• 3 1/2 oz (100g) crystal sugar

• 3 tbsp old rum

• 1 tbsp oil

• 1 1/81b puff pastry dough (refer recipe)

• 3 tbsp confectioners' sugar

Mango sauce:

• 2 average mangoes

• 1 oz (30g) sugar

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Method:

1. Peel the bananas. divide them into 3 equal sections, and cut them lengthwise to 1/4 inch (5 mm) thick slices.

2. Brown the banana slices in the butter, then add the crystal sugar. Flambé using the rum.

3. Preheat the oven to 350°F/180°C. Grease a pastry sheet.

4. Roll out the dough. Cut into 12 diamond shaped pieces, about 3 1/3 inches (8 cm) on a side, and place on the pastry sheet. Bake for 15 min.

5. Split each diamond into two diamonds. Place a few banana slices on the lower half. Top with the remaining slice of pastry. Dust with confectioners' sugar. Set aside.

6. Prepare the mango sauce: peel the mangoes and cut out the seeds. Blend the flesh with the sugar. Strain.

7. Serve the banana puffs on a plate drizzled with mango sauce.