FRIED BANANAS

An African-American holiday of Kwanzaa is a holiday in which people celebrate their African heritage. (Dec 26 - Jan 1) The holiday is based on traditional "first fruits" or harvest. A snack idea for this would be Fried Bananas - Material - 6 med to large bananas; plastic knives; lemon juice; brown sugar; cinnamon; butter; frying pan; spatula; paper towels Ask the children to peel the bananas and cut into 1/2" slices (you may want to do the cuting). Place banana slice on a plate and sprinkle a little lemon juice, brown sugar and cinnamon onto the slices. Put butter in the frying pan over med heat. Place a layer of slices in the frying pan. Fry both sides of the slices until golden. Drain on paper towels and serve.