Really more blobular than ball-like, this is the culinary creation of my 7-year-old daughter Madeline. She announced one morning that she had an idea for a recipe and wanted to make it into a blog post. Not wanting to be a dream squasher, I said okay, braced myself and hoped for the best. Actually, I really just hoped for not gross (since I knew I'd be required to taste this concoction). I didn't get really nervous until I saw her reach for a banana and put it down next to the cheddar cheese. But it wasn't as nasty as it sounds. And that's all I'm going to say about it (she's seven, she can read).
CHANANA BALLS
Yield: 6 blobules
1 banana, peeled
1 7-year-old size fistful of shredded cheddar cheese
1 slice american cheese, ripped into pieces
pinch of salt
1. Have
your mom preheat the oven to 375ยบ F.
2. Have
your mom slice the banana in half lengthwise and then thinly slice into half
circles.
3. Mash
everything together in a bowl.
4. Try
to eat the salt directly out of the salt bowl until your mom tells you for the
fiftieth time not to eat salt and puts it away. Glare at her.
5. Mold
banana abomination mixture into 6 “balls” and place them on a sheetpan.
6. Have
your mom put them in the oven. Bake until the cheese starts to melt, about 5-7
minutes.
7. Let
cool for a few minutes. Eat immediately, before the banana starts to turn grayish-brown
(you wouldn’t want them to look unappetizing).
Copyright © by Madeline
Cleland. No rights reserved.
raw chanana balls |
raw chanana ball up close |
baked chanana balls |
Covered in dinosaur tattoos and sporting an mp3 player & headphones, our young chef couldn't be more proud (or fearless, if you ask me). |
She's really doing it. |
The first taste of the first ever chanana ball (I'm just assuming here). |
2 comments:
Maddie: my mom is special because she take my ideas seriously.
You are a wonderful mother! I will keep you as an example the next time I hear an ouitrageous suggestion from Meghan or Evan!
Aww :)
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