Maple Banana Fritters Recipes

Steps:

• Blend banana, egg, and maple syrup in a blender until smooth, about 15 seconds. Add rice flour, salt, and baking powder and blend again until fully incorporated, about 10 seconds. (Or mash banana with a fork and whisk with the other ingredients in a medium bowl.) Cover batter and let sit at least 20 minutes and up to 2 hours to allow rice flour to hydrate.
• Set a wire rack inside a rimmed baking sheet and line rack with paper towels. Pour ghee into a small high-sided skillet, preferably cast-iron, to come at least ⅓" up the sides (more fat will result in rounder fritters). Heat over medium-high until an instant-read thermometer registers 350°F or fat rapidly sizzles when a dollop of batter is added to the pan, about 5 minutes.
• Using a 1 Tbsp. measuring spoon, drop batter straight down into skillet in a compact circle. Fry 4-6 fritters at a time, depending on the size of your skillet, until edges are dark brown, centers puff up, and fritters are mostly cooked through, about 2 minutes. (Initially edges will curl up and centers will look sunken and wet, but don't worry.) Using 2 spoons or chopsticks, turn fritters and fry until other sides are dark brown, about 1 minute. Using a slotted spoon, transfer to prepared rack and let drain. The fritters will feel soft right out of the oil, but they will grow crisp as they sit. Remove any loose bits of batter from the oil and check the temperature before frying the next batch. Serve hot.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250 degrees F.
• In a saucepan bring maple syrup to a gentle boil, reduce heat and let simmer and cook for 10 minutes until thick and will coat the back of a spoon. Remove from heat and let cool enough to pour into a serving container.
• In a deep frying pan, add 2 to 2 1/2-inches of oil and heat to 350 to 375 degrees F or until a drop of batter immediately rises to the surface.
• While oil is heating, sift together in bowl the flour, baking powder, and salt. Beat eggs in a separate bowl and add to dry ingredients. Add milk and vanilla to batter and mix until all ingredients are incorporated and it has a pancake batter-like consistency. Add additional milk a little at a time if needed. Let batter rest for 10 minutes to let the baking powder to become active and bubble.
• Next, cut bananas into 1-inch size pieces on an angle and toss in a bowl with lemon juice. Using two forks, coat banana pieces with the batter and drop one at a time into the hot oil. Let cook until both sides are golden brown, about 3 to 4 minutes for each side. Turn bananas with forks as they brown. Remove and drain on paper towels, then place in oven on a lined baking pan to keep warm. Repeat steps if doing a larger batch. Pour syrup over bananas and serve as a dessert or side dish.

Steps:

• Sift dry ingredients into a medium bowl. Combine egg and buttermilk, and stir into dry ingredients, mixing until well combined. Place bananas carefully in batter. (They can rest in the batter, covered until you are ready to fry them.)
• Heat the oil to 350 to 390 degrees F or until the oil gives off a slight haze. Make sure bananas are well coated with batter before setting them in oil. Using a fork, place coated bananas in oil and fry for 2 to 4 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove from oil with tongs and drain on several layers of paper towels. Dredge drained fritters in sugar and serve hot with ice cream and caramel or chocolate sauce.

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, combine the milk and bananas. Sift in the flour, salt, and baking powder. Thoroughly mix in the eggs and margarine.
• Heat the oil in a large skillet to 365 degrees F (180 degrees C).
• Carefully place spoonfuls of the mixture into the hot oil and fry until brown. Flip the fritter and continue to brown. Remove fritters from the oil and drain on paper towels. Dust the fritters with confectioners' sugar and serve while warm.