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Banana fritters a breakfast favourite

Banana fritters offer a sweet, convenient morning option for households seeking a quick, meat-free alternative to traditional breakfast pancakes and syrup. This vegetarian dish utilises highly accessible, budget-friendly ingredients that remain in season throughout the year in Trinidad and Tobago.

The publication provides a straightforward, accessible roadmap to executing this dish using over-ripe fruit, ensuring zero kitchen waste. Readers can expect an easy-to-follow process that delivers a dozen warm, sweet fritters in under thirty minutes.

The article distinguishes itself by specifying precise oil temperatures and traditional local flavour enhancements like cinnamon and vanilla.

Key Takeaways

Trinidadian banana fritters present a cost-effective, vegetarian breakfast alternative to pancakes that requires only ten minutes of active preparation.
The dish maximises household food sustainability by utilising over-ripe bananas that are frequently discarded from domestic kitchens.
Precise deep-frying at 375 degrees Fahrenheit ensures the batter develops a crisp exterior while maintaining a soft, smooth interior texture.
The incorporation of ground cinnamon, vanilla essence, and fresh lemon juice provides a distinct, aromatic Caribbean flavour profile.
A single batch yields twelve individual fritters, making it a reliable and scalable recipe for family breakfast service.

Since bananas are always in season and generally affordable, banana fritters make a simple alternative to pancakes and syrup. Here is a quick and easy vegetarian recipe for banana fritters.

Estimated preparation time: 10 minutes

Estimated cook time: 20 minutes

Yield: 12

Making banana fritters

Ingredients

3 very ripe bananas

1 cup all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 tablespoon cinnamon powder

2 tablespoons sugar

½ teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 tablespoon cinnamon powder

1 teaspoon vanilla essence

1 teaspoon lemon juice

Directions

Add flour, baking powder, sugar and salt to a large bowl, then mix.

Mash bananas with hands or potato masher, add to mixture and mix until soft and smooth.

Add essence and lemon juice, then mix.

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Heat oil in deep-fryer to 375 degrees F.

Spoon the batter for each fritter and place in oil.

Scoop fritters out of hot oil with a skimmer spoon and place on parchment paper to drain.

Serve hot.

March 2017 www.sweettntmagazine.com

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