Rum Baked Bananas

• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/4 cup rum
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 1 cup sugar
• 6 firm yellow bananas

Combine all ingredients except bananas and cook at a boil for 10 minutes. Pour half of the syrup into a shallow baking pan. Slice bananas lengthwise and place into syrup; top with remaining syrup. Place in oven and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

Yield: 6 servings