West African Banana Fritters

By JimMac

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons active dry yeast
• 1 3/4 cups bread flour
• 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup flaked coconut
• 1 cup bananas , ripe and mashed
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup milk
• FRYING AND TOPPING
• 2-4 cups vegetable oil , for frying
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar

Preparation

Step 1

Add all the ingredients for the dough to your bread machine in the order suggested by the manufacturer and process on the dough cycle.

Remove the dough after the cycle ends and place on a lightly floured work surface.

With a floured rolling pin, roll out the dough into an 8-by-12-inch rectangle.

Cut into 2-inch squares.

Place on a nonstick or greased tray, cover, and let rise in draft free area about 30 minutes.

Heat 1-inch of oil in a large saucepan or skillet until it reaches 365 degrees F on deep-frying thermometer.

Fry 3 or fritters at a time 10 to 15 seconds on one side until golden.

Carefully flip fritters and fry until lightly browned, 5 to 7 seconds.

Drain on crumpled brown paper bags or on several layers of newspaper covered with a sheet of paper towel.

Sprinkle confectioners' sugar over fritters.

Serve warm.