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Banana and Custard

A simple dessert of sliced bananas topped with custard.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 2 ingredients
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Banana and Custard

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Remove the skins from the bananas.

  2. Lay the bananas in a glass dish.

  3. Prepare 1 pint of custard and let it cool.

Assemble

  1. Pour the cooled custard over the bananas.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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What each ingredient does

Bananas
Provide the main fruit flavour and soft, sweet body to the dish.
Custard
Adds a smooth, creamy texture and sweetness that coats the bananas.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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