PUFF PASTRY BANANA PIE WITH CHOCOLATE RUM SAUCE
- 2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) unsalted butter
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons dark rum
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1/4 teaspoon (generous) ground cinnamon
- 1 3/4 pounds ripe small bananas (about 5), peeled, left
whole
- 6 ounces bittersweet (not unsweetened) or semisweet
chocolate, chopped
- 1/4 cup whipping cream
- 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
- 1 17 1/4-ounce package frozen puff pastry (2 sheets), thawed
- 1 egg, beaten to blend (glaze)
Melt butter in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add
sugar, 1 tablespoon rum,water and cinnamon and stir until syrupy.
Add bananas and cook 2 minutes, turningoccasionally and basting with syrup. Using slotted spoon, transfer bananas toplate. Boil syrup until reduced to 2 tablespoons, about 2 minutes. Pour syrup overbananas; let cool.
Combine chocolate, cream and corn syrup in heavy small
saucepan; stir over lowheat until chocolate melts and mixture is smooth. Remove from heat. Transfer 2tablespoons chocolate mixture to small bowl (Mixture will be thick). Add 2 tablespoons rum to mixture in saucepan; stir sauce to blend.
Position rack in center of oven; preheat to 400 deg. F.
Place 1 pastry sheet onfloured work surface. Set 9-inch-diameter tart pan upside down on pastry. Usingknife, cut pastry into 9-inch-diameter scalloped round.
Repeat with remainingpastry sheet. Place 1 pastry round on ungreased heavy large baking sheet; arrange3 whole bananas on pastry, forming circle and leaving 1/2-inch pastry border. Fillin center with remaining bananas, cutting to fit.
Pour any syrup from bananas andreserved 2 tablespoons chocolate mixture over bananas.
Brush pastry edges withbeaten egg. Top with second pastry round. Press edges to seal. Brush top with egg.Using small sharp knife, cut 8 vents in top of pastry to allow steam to escape.Freeze 10 minutes.
Bake until pastry is golden and puffed, about 30 minutes.
Run long knife underpastry to loosen. Cool on baking sheet on rack until just lukewarm, about 1 1/2hours. (Can be made 6 hours ahead. Let stand at room temperature.) Rewarmsauce over low heat. Serve pie with sauce.
6 to 8 Servings
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