Good Eats, A Treasury of Favorite Recipes


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BANANA SPLITSVILLE  
Basic Caramel Software:  
2
1
1
cups sugar  
cup water  
tablespoon light corn syrup  
Caramel Sauce Software:  
1
2
batch caramel  
cups heavy cream  
Banana Brulee Software:  
bananas  
4
Sugar for coating  
Additional Splitsville Software:  
Ice cream of your choice  
Hardware:  
Small, heavy saucepan  
Clean soup spoon  
Candy thermometer  
Parchment paper  
2
sheet pans or other heatproof surface  
Aluminum foil  
Cooling rack  
Butane torch (available at most hardware stores…darned handy)  
Safety goggles (see above)  
Plastic squirt bottle (available at most grocery stores)  
DOODADS  
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) Combine the sugar, water and corn syrup in a small, heavy saucepan and place over high  
heat.  
2
) As soon as the sugar has dissolved, heat your thermometer under warm tap water (to  
prevent thermal shock) and attach to side of pan, making sure that the bulb is completely  
submerged. Do not stir the mixture or agitate the pan at this stage.  
3
) When the mixture reaches 230 degrees, reduce the heat to medium and allow the sugar  
to color gradually.  
) As the temperature approaches 300 degrees the color will start to turn to amber. At  
this point, it’s safe to swirl the pan gently to help distribute the heat evenly.  
) As the caramel heads towards 340 degrees, it will reach a deep amber color. Remove  
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the pan from the heat and slowly stir with a metal spoon, allowing it to cool until the  
caramel falls from the spoon in a solid stream…like a string. When it does, it’s doodad  
time.  
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