In Thailand, bananas grow in abundance. With more than 12 varieties to choose from, cooks have fried, stir fried, and baked them. Here is a typical recipe.

Ingredients:

• 2 ¼ cup unsweetened shredded coconut
• 1 ¼ cup water
• ½ tsp butter
• 1 cup cake flour plus 1 Tbsp for dusting pan
• 5 ripe bananas (soft, and with brown spots)
• 1 ¼ cooked white rice
• ¾ cup sweetened condensed milk
• 3 eggs
• 1 ¾ cup granulated sugar
• ½ cup coconut milk

Procedure:

1. Soak coconut and water for 10 minutes
2. Drain, press out coconut moisture with back of a large spoon
3. Set aside ¼ cup coconut for garnish
4. Butter and flour a 10 by 2 inch baking pan
5. Preheat oven to 350
6. Mix peeled bananas (about 2 to 2 ½ cup) drained coconut and rice in bowl
7. Add sweet milk and mash with potato masher to combine
8. In second bowl, beat the eggs and sugar for 2 minutes till foamy
9. Add 1/3 of the egg mixture and 1/3 flour to bananas
10. Beat until blended.
11. Repeat with egg and flour mixture in 1/3rds.
12. With mixer off, fold in the coconut milk.
13. Bake until lightly browned and set in center.
14. Cool and garnish with remaining coconut and confectioners sugar