Bananas Foster

A dessert that consists of lenghtwise-sliced bananas quickly sauteed in a mixture of rum, brown sugar and banana liqueur and served with vanilla ice cream.



Ingredients

 * 1 c. brown sugar (light or dark)
 * 1/4 # butter
 * 2 bananas
 * 2 oz. banana liquor
 * 1 oz. rum
 * 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
 * 1/2 tsp cinnamon or 1 cinnamon stick
 * 1 oz. Rum (if it is to be flambéed)
 * Vanilla ice cream

Directions
Cook the sugar and butter for about 5 minutes.  Add bananas, simmer another 2 minutes, add cinnamon, vanilla flavoring, banana liquor and 1 oz. rum, simmer another 2 minutes.  If flambéing, pull the sauté pan back and super heat the front edge of the pan, add another 1 oz rum with a jigger,(do not pour out of the bottle!!) and light with a long match, or roll the flame over the edge of the pan if using gas, jiggling the sauté pan will increase the flame.  Serve over vanilla ice cream.