Banana Bouchees

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb puff pastry (puff pastry)
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons rum
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 bananas, ripe, cut into 1/8 - 1/4 inch dice
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon rum (or more)
• 1 tablespoon lime juice

Recipe

• 1 pastry shells:.
• 2 keep dough refrigerated until ready to use.
• 3 preheat oven to 400°f.
• 4 roll 1/2 lb into 9x13 rectangle about 1/8th inch thick. place on a silpat covered baking sheet. cover and place in fridge. do the same with the other half. keep airtight until ready to use. can be frozen if made ahead.
• 5 cut 6 - 4 inch rounds from each rectangle. cut 2 or 2 1/2 inch rounds fro the center of 6. use the center for something else.
• 6 place 6 whole on a baking sheet and lightly brush with egg and place the rings on top. brush again with egg.
• 7 prick only the center of each. if oven. is not ready, refrigerate.
• 8 put in lower third of oven and bake util the shells begin to brown, about 10 minutes.
• 9 to allow more filling space, deflate bottoms by again pricking only the center with a fork. reduce to 350f and bake until golden, 15-10 minutes.
• 10 remove and cool.
• 11 topping:.
• 12 whip to soft peak cream, sugar, rum and vanilla.
• 13 filling:.
• 14 stir gently together bananas, brown sugar, rum and lime juice.
• 15 assemble:.
• 16 divide banana mixture between the pastry shells.
• 17 spoon on some of the whipped cream on top and off to one side.
• 18 alternatively fold whipped cream and banana mixture together and fill pastries.
• 19 serve immediately!