BANANA FRITTERS WITH CINNAMON SAUCE

Banana Fritters with Cinnamon Sauce image

Number Of Ingredients 16

1 cup all-purpose flour - sift before measure
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 large egg, slightly beaten
3/4 cup milk
1 tablespoon melted butter
1 teaspoon baking powder
6 bananas, halved lengthwise
oil for deep frying
Cinnamon Sauce
2 cups water
2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
3 eggs yolks slightly beaten
2/3 cup sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 cup butter (2 sticks)

Steps:

Preheat oil in deep fryer to 375°. In a medium bowl, sift together flour, sugar and salt. In a separate bowl, combine the egg, milk, butter and baking powder stir into the dry ingredients. Dip banana halves into the batter and drop into the hot deep fat fry until golden brown. Serve with vanilla ice cream and Cinnamon Sauce (below).Heat water and cinnamon in a medium saucepan. In a separate bowl, mix the egg yolks with sugar and cornstarch. Add about one-third of the hot mixture to the egg yolk mixture slowly, then pour back into the saucepan, stirring to blend. Return sauce to a boil. Remove from heat and cool the sauce for 2 minutes. Slowly whisk or beat in the butter.Store cinnamon sauce in refrigerator.

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