Banana Foster - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 Tbsp. butter
1/2 c. firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
4 bananas, cut in half lengthwise
1/2 c. banana flavored liqueur
3/4 c. white rum
1 gal. vanilla ice cream

Preparation

Melt in skillet or chafing dish butter; add sugar and cinnamon.
Cook slowly until bubbly (3 to 4 minutes).
Add bananas to syrup, basting continually.
Cook until heated.
In small pan, heat liqueur and rum together.
Pour rum over the bananas; ignite with long match.
Baste with syrup until flame dies down.
Put ice cream into serving dishes; garnish with banana and syrup.
Serve immediately.
Serves 8 or more.