French Polynesia

Poe

-2 Tbs unsalted butter OR margarine, softened
-1 pineapple (or 4 lbs.)
-2 lbs. papayas, ripe
-2 lbs. mangoes, ripe
-1.5 lbs. bananas, ripe
-1/2 C. cornstarch
-1/2 C. unsifted pineapple juice
-1/2 C. light OR dark brown sugar, firmly packed
-2 tsp vanilla extract
-1/2 C. coconut cream (recipe below for whipped coconut cream...)

1) Generously butter a 9 X 13-inch baking dish. Preheat the oven to 375F.
2) Quarter the pineapple, slice off and discard the core, remove the
fruit from the shell, and chop the pineapple finely. Peel the papayas,
cut in half, remove and discard the seeds, and chop the fruit finely.
Peel the mangos, cut the fruit away from the pit, and chop the mangos
finely. Peel and mash the bananas.
3) Puree the fruit in a food mill, blender, or food processor, or use
the coarse blade of a grinder. Because the fruit is usually pounded by
hand, not processed in a machine, the texture need not be too smooth.
4) Mix 1/2 cup pineapple juice with the cornstarch. In a large mixing
bowl, using a large kitchen spoon, combine the fruit puree, cornstarch
mixture, sugar, and vanilla extract. Spread evenly in the prepared
baking dish, and bake for 1 hour, until golden brown.
5) Cool, then cover and refrigerate until well chilled. Serve with
coconut cream, plain, whipped, passed around separately. 

SERVES 8 to 10

WHIPPED COCONUT CREAM :

1) Chill a small metal mixing bowl and the beaters from an electric
mixer in the freezer for 15 minutes.
2) Now add the 1/2 C. coconut cream to the chilled bowl and replace
the bowl in the freezer for about 30 minutes, until the coconut cream
just begins to freeze.
3) With the electric mixer at high speed, immediately whip the cream.
Watch the cream carefully as it begins to thicken or it may curdle.
Turn off the mixer when the coconut cream is stiff enough to hold
peaks when the beaters are lifted. The whipped coconut cream is ready
to serve. Or refrigerate, covered, for up to 4 days; the cream does
not separate the way regular whipped cream does, nor does it spoil as
rapidly. Makes about 1 cup.