Banana Akara African Banana Fritters Food

BANANA AKARA (AFRICAN BANANA FRITTERS)

Steps:

• Mash bananas with a fork or use blender to make into a pulp.
• Add flour.
• Mix water and sugar to make a syrup.
• Add syrup and nutmeg to bananas and flour (add more water, if needed, to make batter to pancake consistency.) Mix well.
• Fry like pancakes in oiled frying pan until golden brown.

WEST AFRICAN BANANA FRITTERS

Steps:

• In a deep mixing bowl, stir the flour and sugar together and, with a whisk, beat in the eggs one at a time. Whisking constantly, add the milk, about 1/3 cup at a time and continue to beat until the batter is smooth and elastic enough to stretch like a ribbon from the beater when it is lifted up out of the bowl.
• Peel the bananas, chop or slice them coarsely, and drop them into a shallow bowl. With the tines of a table fork, mash the bananas to a smooth puree. Stir the puree into the batter and let the mixture rest at room temperature for about 30 minutes before frying.
• Pour oil into a deep fryer or large, heavy saucepan to a depth of 2 to 3 inches and heat the oil until it reaches a temperature of 375 degrees ona deep frying thermometer.
• For each fritter, ladle about 1/4 cup of the banana batter into the hot oil. Deep-fry 2 or 3 fritters at a time, leaving enough space between them so that they can spread into 3 or 4-inch rounds or oblongs. Turning them once or twice with a slotted spoon, fry for about 3 minutes or until the fritters are a rich golden color on all sides. as they brown, transfer them to paper towels to drain.
• While the fritters are still warm sprinkle them lightly with powdered sugar and serve at once.

WEST AFRICAN BANANA FRITTERS

Steps:

• Heat 3 inches of oil in a heavy saucepan or deep fryer to 375 degrees.
• Mix the eggs, milk, brown sugar, flour, and baking soda together in a medium-sized bowl.
• Add the banana slices a few at a time, coating them well with the batter.
• With a long slotted spoon remove the banana slices a few at a time and place them into the oil.
• Fry the bananas for 2 to 3 minutes, until lightly browned, turning them once. Drain them on paper towels and transfer them to a serving platter.
• Repeat the process until all of the bananas have been fried.
• Sprinkle them with the confectioners' sugar and serve warm.