Cooked Plantain Bananas

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 very ripe plantain (black skin)
• 1 teaspoon butter or 1 teaspoon margarine or 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1/8 teaspoon allspice
• shredded coconut or cheese
• 3 -6 whole cloves
• 1 teaspoon raw sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 make a cut lengthwise on the plantain peel; open it and cut the plantain into two halves, again lengthwise.
• 3 grease a baking sheet or cover a sheet with foil; place the plantain over is peel on the tray.
• 4 insert the cloves, distributing them evenly along the two halves.
• 5 sprinkle some of the raw sugar and allspice over.
• 6 put small amounts of butter or oil on the plantain halves and sprinkle the coconut or cheese over top.
• 7 bake about 45 minutes or until the plantain become golden.
• 8 remove from oven and discard cloves.