Banana Akara African Banana Fritters Recipes

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:

• 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.

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.

BANANA FRITTERS

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, combine the milk and bananas. Sift in the flour, salt, and baking powder. Thoroughly mix in the eggs and margarine.
• Heat the oil in a large skillet to 365 degrees F (180 degrees C).
• Carefully place spoonfuls of the mixture into the hot oil and fry until brown. Flip the fritter and continue to brown. Remove fritters from the oil and drain on paper towels. Dust the fritters with confectioners' sugar and serve while warm.