Choose yellow (firm-ripe) bananas. Cut them in half crosswise. Spray a
small square nonstick cake pan with cooking spray. Preheat oven to 450
degrees. Put the butter in the pan; place in the hot oven just long enough
for butter to melt.
Place the bananas in the pan and tilt the pan so the bananas roll and
become lightly coated with butter. Place the pan on the bottom oven shelf
and bake only 5 minutes, turning the bananas once, until just browned.
Serve with salt and pepper as a starchy side dish, or sprinkled with
cinnamon and sugar substitute as a dessert.
