Recipe - Banana Chocolate Cream

8 Coconut macaroons
2 Oranges; juice only strained
1 tablespoon Rum; (opt.)
6 Bananas
1 Orange; grated rind only
Three fourths cup Whipping cream; whipped
One fourth cup Sweet chocolate; coarsely
grated
2 Oranges; skinless sections
1 Basic Confectioners' Custard
1 cup Milk
1 Vanilla pod; or
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
One fourth cup Allpurpose flour
One half cup Extra fine sugar
3 Egg yolks

Arrange the macaroons in 2 serving dishes. Combine orange juice and rum,
then drizzle over the macaroons. Let stand for 20 minutes. Mash bananas
with a fork. Stir orange rind into the confectioners' custard, then fold in
the bananas. Fold in the whipped cream, then mound the banana mixture over
the macaroons. Sprinkle evenly with grated chocolate. May be refrigerated
for 3 to 4 hours before serving if desired. Arrange orange sections around
side of each dish as a border just before serving. BASIC CONFECTIONERS'
CUSTARD directions: Combine the milk and the vanilla pod in a small
saucepan. Cook over medium heat to just below the boiling point. Combine
the flour and sugar in a medium mixing bowl, blending well. Add the egg
yolks and beat thoroughly with an electric mixer. Remove the vanilla pod
from the milk (then dry and store for later use). Pour the milk slowly into
the flour mixture, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon until well
blended. Pour the milk mixture into the top of a double boiler. Cook over
boiling water, stirring constantly, until the custard is thick and smooth.
Cool to lukewarm.

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