Banana Napoleons With Warm Caramel Walnut Sauce Recipe

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Banana Napoleons With Warm Caramel Walnut Sauce
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  1. PUFF PASTRY:
  2. ============
  3. Combine flour and salt on work surface and scatter butter over flour.
  4. Toss together until butter cubes are totally coated with flour.
  5. Shape mixture into a mound and for a well in the centre.
  6. Pour water into the well.
  7. With your fingertips, as though you were tossing salad, work the water into the flour based mixture until a rough dough start forming.
  8. It will look like torn and knotted rags.
  9. Gently press the dough together so that all the dry flour is absorbed.
  10. Form the dough into a rectangle.
  11. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate for an jour.
  12. On a lightly floured surface, roll out hte doug int a 7-by 16 i-inch rectangle about 1/2 inch thick.
  13. With a short side of the rectangle facing you, fold down the top two-thirds toward you and the fold the bottom third over the top.
  14. This is a single turn.
  15. Give the dough a quarter turn so that the open seam is on your right and the closed seam is on your left.
  16. If necessary, lightly flour the work surface so the dough doesn't stick.
  17. Repeat the rolling and folding process, this is another single turn.
  18. Wrap and refrigerate 1 hour.
  19. Give the dough 2 more single turns, rolling and folding each time and making sure to give it a quater turn between the 2 turns so the open seam is on your right.
  20. Wrap an refrigerate for 1 hour before rolling out.
  21. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
  22. On a lightly floured surface, rol out into a 16 by 9-inch rectangle about 1/16 inch thick.
  23. With the tines of a fork, make holes about 1/8 inch apart all over.
  24. Using a sharp knife, cut the pastry into twelve 4-by 3-inch rectangles.
  25. Place pastry on prepared baking sheets, spacing 1-inch apart.
  26. Place in freezer 30 minutes.
  27. Bake until golden brown at 375 deg F (190 deg C) for 10-15 minutes.
  28. Let cool to room temperature.
  29. CARAMEL SAUCE:
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  31. In a heavy saucepan, melt butter over medium-low heat.
  32. Stir in brown and granulated sugars.
  33. Cook, stirring frequently until sugars are melted.
  34. This will take about 5 minutes.
  35. Stir in the cream and vanilla.
  36. Continue to cook until the sauce has thickened slightly.
  37. This will take about 5 minutes.
  38. Remove and stir in walnuts.
  39. CHANTILLY CREAM
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  41. Put the cream, vanilla an sugar in a bowl.
  42. Whip on medium speed until soft peaks begin to form.
  43. The cram should hld it's shape but still be very smooth.
  44. Cover.
  45. Refrigerate until serving.
  46. ASSEMBLING:
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  48. In a bowl, gently stir together banana, lemon juice and rum.
  49. Place 1 pastry rectangle on each of 6 plates.
  50. Spoon some of the banabas on top of the pastry, then some chantilly cream.
  51. Drizzle the caramel sauce over.
  52. Place a second pastry rectangle on top.
  53. Serve immediately.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1337.52 Kcal (5600 kJ)
Calories from fat 880.12 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 97.79g 150%
Cholesterol 239.19mg 80%
Sodium 241.06mg 10%
Potassium 572.6mg 12%
Total Carbs 108.77g 36%
Sugars 64.81g 259%
Dietary Fiber 5.27g 21%
Protein 11.91g 24%
Vitamin C 8.1mg 13%
Vitamin A 0.9mg 30%
Iron 1.6mg 9%
Calcium 122.1mg 12%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 388.54 Kcal (1627 kJ)
Calories from fat 255.67 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 28.41g 150%
Cholesterol 69.48mg 80%
Sodium 70.03mg 10%
Potassium 166.34mg 12%
Total Carbs 31.6g 36%
Sugars 18.83g 259%
Dietary Fiber 1.53g 21%
Protein 3.46g 24%
Vitamin C 2.4mg 13%
Vitamin A 0.3mg 30%
Iron 0.5mg 9%
Calcium 35.5mg 12%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 34.1
    Points
  • 38
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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