Trinidad Baked Bananas

Description
Here's one for jenny b. Enjoy! From Chef Robert Scott, ABC Radio.

Ingredients

 * 4 large bananas, peeled,and cut in half lengthwise
 * 1-2 tablespoon brown sugar
 * 1 ounce butter, cut into small pieces (25g)
 * 3 ounces apricot jam (75g)
 * 1 tablespoon lime juice
 * 2 tablespoons dry sherry

Directions

 * 1) Preheat oven to 400F (200°C).
 * 2) Butter a baking dish of suitable size to hold the bananas.
 * 3) Place the bananas cut side down in the dish.
 * 4) Sprinkle the brown sugar and butter evenly over bananas.
 * 5) Bake in the oven for 15 minutes.
 * 6) While the bananas are baking, melt the apricot jam, lime juice and sherry in a pan.
 * 7) Remove bananas from oven, pour the sauce over them and return to the oven for a further 5 minutes.
 * 8) Serve each banana with icecream, or flambe with Trinidad rum.
 * 9) Best made just before serving.