Texas Monthly: Baked Plantains

Featured in the Summer 1988 issue of Domain Magazine

Baked Plantains

2 to 3 plantains, peeled
4 ounces clarified butter
1 teaspoon each turmeric, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and curry powder
2 1/2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 cup raisins

Slice plantains 1/4 inch thick. Put butter, spices, sugar, and raisins in jelly-roll pan or on cookie sheet with raised edges. Mix to form loose paste. Dredge plantains in paste, and arrange on sheet in single layer. Bake at 350 degrees for 5 minutes.

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Also Featured:
Conch Salad
Grouper in Banana Leaf
Kingfish With Tamarind-and-Coconut Sauce
Crowder Peas With Bonnet Peppers
Gratin of Chayote and Acorn Squash

Dairy
clarified butter

Produce
2 to 3 plantains

Grocery
turmeric
cinnamon
nutmeg
allspice
curry powder
sugar
raisins