Strawberry-Banana Fritters

Description

My grandmother made these crispy, fruity treats with apples, and my mother with sweet corn. When I didn’t have either on hand, I substituted bananas and strawberries. Serve dusted with confectioners’ sugar.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2 eggs
  • ⅓ cup confectioners’ sugar
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 bananas, chopped
  • ½ cup chopped strawberries
  • ¼ cup vegetable oil for frying

Instructions

  1. Sift flour
  2. baking powder
  3. cinnamon
  4. and salt together in a bowl.
  5. Whisk eggs and confectioners’ sugar together in a large bowl. Add milk
  6. 1 teaspoon oil
  7. and vanilla extract; mix well to combine. Add flour mixture; stir until just combined. Gently fold bananas and strawberries into batter.
  8. Heat 1/4 cup oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Scoop 1/4 cup batter at a time into the oil and fry fritters
  9. in batches
  10. until light golden brown
  11. 2 to 3 minutes per side. Drain on paper towels.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 4 mins

Total Time: 24 mins

Servings: 15

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