Sengalese Banana Fritters

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 6 tablespoons sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 4 -5 ripe bananas
• vegetable oil, for deep-frying
• confectioners' sugar, for dusting

Recipe

• 1 in large bowl, stir the flour and sugar together. with an electric mixer, beat in eggs one at a time while adding 1/3 cup of milk with each egg. mix until the batter is smooth and stretches like a ribbon.
• 2 coarsely chop the bananas and place them in a bowl. with fork, mash the bananas into a smooth puree. stir the puree into the batter and let the mixture rest for at least 30 minutes in a warm place before frying.
• 3 pour the oil into a deep saucepan to a depth of 2 to 3 inches and heat to 365 degrees (really important) drop 2 tablespoons banana batter into the hot oil, deep-frying 2 or 3 fritter at a time leaving enough space so they can spread.
• 4 fry until golden brown, turning once with slotted spoon. drain on paper towels. sprinkle with confectioners' sugar and serve warm.