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Recipes

And while these two recipes are absolutely wonderful, Lisa saves the best home-baked specialities for your visit to The Acworth Inn, recommended by Frommer's and voted "Best Mid Cape Bed & Breakfast" by readers of Cape Cod Life seven times!!

Bananas in Orange Sauce

Ingredients:

• 2 Bananas
• 1/4 cup orange juice
• 1/4 cup butter
• 2 Tablesoons orange marmalade
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
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• In a skillet over medium heat, melt butter, then add orange juice, brown sugar, and marmaldae. Stir to mix well and bring to a soft boil. Reduce heat  and simmer about 5 minues. Add sliced bananas and saute for 2-3 minutes until bananasa are coated and warm.

Serve as a stand alone fruit dish, or s a sauce over crepes, waffles, or pancakse. As an alternatiev for breakfats.sevre over vailla ice cream for an elegant dessert. Serves 4.

Chocolate Mint Sticks

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 cup unsifted all-purpose flour
• Pinch of salt
• 1/2 cup coarsely chopped toasted nuts (optional)

Icing:

• 2 tablespoons butter, room temperature
• 3/4 teaspoon peppermint extract
• 1 cup sifted confectioners sugar
• 1 tablespoon cream

Glaze:

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 ounce unsweetened chocolate
   

Line an 8-inch square pan with foil; lightly butter bottom and sides. In a double boiler or in a microwave, melt butter and chocolate. Stir in sugar and peppermint extract. Add beaten eggs, stirring until smooth. Add flour and salt; sitr in nuts. Pour into prepared pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes. Cool. Lift brownies from pan by foil edges and frost.

Icing:
Beat butter, peppermint, sugar and cream in a small bowl. Spread on brownies.

Glaze:
In a double boiler or in a microwave, melt together the chocolate and butter. Drizzle this over the icing. Refrigerate till well-chilled. Cut into 3/4 inch x 2 inch sticks.