Banana Fritters
This recipe is perfect for when you have over-ripe bananas. Try something new and use them in these beautiful banana fritters.
Ingredients
- 3 ripe bananas
- 1 egg
- ½ cup caster sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp nutmeg
- 2 cups plain flour
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- ½ cup milk
- butter to fry
to serve
- ¼ cup caster sugar
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- fresh sliced banana
- mascarpone
Instructions
- Place the peeled bananas in a bowl and mash roughly. In a separate bowl, beat the egg, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Combine the egg mixture with the mashed bananas and mix well.
- Next, sieve the dry ingredients into the egg mixture and gently fold through.
- Add ¼ cup of milk to the mixture and stir through, adding a little more if the mixture seems to thick (it should reach a dropping consistency).
- Add a knob of butter to a non stick frying pan and place on medium high heat.
- Once hot, drop spoonfuls of the batter into the frying pan. Once the edges have become golden and little bubbles appear on the surface, flip and cook for a further 1-2 minutes.
- Lastly, combine the remaining sugar and cinnamon in a bowl, then sprinkle over the warm fritters.
- Serve with sliced banana and mascarpone if desired.
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Usually we use plaintain to make banana fritters. Because plaintain not much suitable to eat raw like others banana, but best in fritters and chips.
Substituted the flour for 1 cup spelt flour and 1 gluten free flour. Used almond milk instead of regular. Chuffed with the result