Spicy Banana Fritters (zitumbuwa)

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 15
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 tablespoon powdered sugar
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon ginger
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup evaporated milk
• 1 egg, separated (egg beaten stiff)
• oil
• 3 bananas, mashed and sprinkled with
• lemon juice
• 1/2 cup roughly chopped pine nuts
• cinnamon
• sugar

Recipe

• 1 measure, sift and mix all dry ingredients.
• 2 combine milk and egg yolk, add to dry ingredients.
• 3 fold in the mashed bananas, egg and pine nuts.
• 4 batter should have consistency to be dropped by teaspoonful in hot oil.
• 5 pour enough oil into skillet to a depth of 1 inch.
• 6 test heat of oil[approximately 375°].
• 7 drop by spoonfuls as many as pan will hold.
• 8 turning as it browns,cook about 5 minutes.
• 9 drain on paper towels.
• 10 sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar, keep warm and just before serving top with ice cream.