Ingredients

Method

For the fritters
• 3 ripe bananas
• 120 g flour
• 1 t baking powder
• A pinch salt
• 60 g brown sugar
• Vegetable oil, for frying
For the apple spice, mix:
• 2 T ground cinnamon
• 1 t ground nutmeg
• 1 t ground cardamom
• 1⁄2 t ground ginger
• 1⁄4 t ground allspice
• 1 T icing sugar

Method

Ingredients

Mash the bananas with a fork.

Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl. Add the sugar and stir in the mashed banana until a sticky dough forms.

Place the oil over medium heat and, when hot, drop in spoonfuls of dough and fry until golden brown. 4 Remove the fritters from the oil using a slotted spoon and drain on kitchen paper. Roll the fritters in the apple spice mixture before serving.

Cook’s note: Dip the fritters in honey for more sweetness if you like. Apple spice – an American favourite – is made with warming spices such as cinnamon and nutmeg and is as delicious in home-made apple pie as it is with these moreish fritters.

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