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Banana Fritters with Cinnamon Sauce

By Diana Rattray, About.com

Delicious deep fried banana fritters with a rich and buttery cinnamon sauce.

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour - sift before measuring
  • 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 large egg, slightly beaten
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 1 tablespoon melted butter
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 6 bananas, halved lengthwise
  • oil for deep frying
  • Cinnamon Sauce, below

Preparation:

Heat oil in a deep fat fryer to 370°.

In a medium bowl, sift together flour, sugar and salt. In a separate bowl, combine the egg, milk, butter and baking powder; stir the egg mixture into the dry ingredients.

Dip banana halves into the batter and carefully drop into the hot deep fat; fry just until golden brown. Serve with vanilla ice cream and Cinnamon Sauce (below).
Banana fritter recipe makes 6 servings

Cinnamon Sauce

  • 2 cups water
  • 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
  • 3 egg yolks, lightly beaten
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1 cup butter (2 sticks)
Heat water and cinnamon in a medium saucepan.
In a separate bowl, mix the egg yolks with sugar and cornstarch. Add about one-third of the hot mixture to the egg yolk mixture slowly, then pour back into the saucepan, stirring to blend. Return sauce to a boil. Remove from heat and cool the sauce for 2 minutes. Slowly whisk or beat in the butter.
Store cinnamon sauce in refrigerator.

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