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, turning occasionally and basting with syrup.
- Using slotted spoon, transfer bananas to plate.
- Boil syrup until reduced to 2 tablespoons, about 2 minutes.
- Pour syrup over bananas; let cool.
- Combine chocolate, cream and corn syrup in heavy small saucepan; stir over low heat until chocolate melts and mixture is smooth.
- Remove from heat.
- Transfer 2 tablespoons 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 400F.
- Place 1 pastry sheet on floured work surface.
- Set 9-inch-diameter tart pan upside down on pastry.
- Using knife, cut pastry into 9-inch-diameter scalloped round.
- Repeat with remaining pastry sheet.
- Place 1 pastry round on ungreased heavy large baking sheet; arrange 3 whole bananas on pastry, forming circle and leaving 1/2-inch pastry border.
- Fill in center with remaining bananas, cutting to fit.
- Pour any syrup from bananas and reserved 2 tablespoons chocolate mixture over bananas.
- Brush pastry edges with beaten 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 under pastry to loosen.
- Cool on baking sheet on rack until just lukewarm, about 1 1/2 hours.
- (Can be made 6 hours ahead.
- Let stand at room temperature.)
- Rewarm sauce over low heat.
- Serve pie with sauce.
butter, sugar, dark rum, water, ground cinnamon, bananas, bittersweet, whipping cream, light corn syrup, pastry, egg
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/puff-pastry-banana-pie-with-chocolate-rum-sauce-547 (may not work)