Banana Fritters (Pisang Goreng)

Ingredients:

1 cup self-raising flour

1 cup water

1 tbsp caster sugar

1 tsp ground cinamon

oil for deep frying

4 bananas

Maple Syrup and ice-cream/ cream to serve

Method

1. Mix flour and punch of salt into a bowl. Make a well in the centre and gradually add 1 cup of water while gently wisking, drawing the glour from sides. Whisk until combined. The batter shoululd appear slightly lumpy. Overbeating the batter will make it tough. Stand for 30 minutes

2. Combine sugar and cinnamon, set aside.

3.Fill a deep pan 1/3 full of oil (enough for deep frying). Heat oil till a cube of bread dropped into oil turns brown in 15seconds.

4. Cut bananas in half crossways, dip into prepared batter, drain off excess and quickly deep fry in oil till banana turn crisp and golden (not burnt!).

5. Remove and drain Banana from oil. Use paper towel to soak up excess oil. Repeat with remaining bananas

Serves: 4

Difficulty: easy