Banana Poe - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 2/3 lbs bananas, ripe (about 5 large bananas)
1/2 vanilla bean, sliced open lengthwise
6 cups water
3/4 cup manioc starch
1 cup coconut milk or 1 cup light cream
2/3 cup sugar

Preparation

Peel the bananas, cut into large slices, and place them in a large saucepan with the water and vanilla. Bring to a boil and cook 15 minutes. Drain the fruit, setting the vanilla bean aside.
When the bananas have cooked, puree in a food processor. Add the starch and scrape vanilla seeds into the mix. Mix thoroughly so that the mixture is smooth and creamy. Fill a buttered casserole dish with the poe, and place in a 300 degree oven for 30 minutes.
Remove poe from oven and cut into small pieces. Serve with the coconut milk or cream and sugar.