WE BET YOU HAVEN'T HAD THIS DESSERT BEFORE
A light smoke of hickory wood and rosemary gives bananas a wonderful flavor.
  Baked Smoked Bananas
Ingredients Method
4 bananas
4, 3-inch sprigs, fresh rosemary
4 tsp. maple syrup
4 Tbs. ground pecans
Cut unpeeled bananas lengthwise in half.

Put unpeeled halves in smoker. Load wood box with small chunk of hickory wood and 4, 3-inch sprigs of fresh rosemary. Smoke-cook for 25 minutes at 180ºF.

Heat conventional oven to 400ºF. Remove bananas from skin and place on lightly greased pan. Spread 1/2 tsp. of maple syrup and 1/2 Tbs. of nuts on each banana half. Bake for 20 minutes or until golden.

Serve warm.

Yield: 4 servings