Munch Bunch: 4 like minded couples meet on a rotating schedule, choose a cuisine to make and experiment with and spend the time to cook, critique and enjoy.
With the kids getting older, they experiment eating it, not all is successful, but hey, which 5 year old can saybrag they have tried home made sambussa, or a Spanish ensemble, A Greek Night or a zesty Cranberry relish with a Thanksgiving Feast!!
Theme Vietnamese!!!
And as always it was a feast! This time around, I chose Dessert. I love sweets and desserts and suck at making them, plain and simple! So munch bunch is the best way to experiment!
Fried Banana Fritters!
Honestly, you search for eggless Vietnamese Dessert and this one is the first thing comes up. I was surprised, I always thought of fried banana/ plantains are a South American/ Peruvian thing. Happy to learn
Serves 16 (greedy people!)
I made it in three distinct steps
1. Fried Banana (of course)
2. Caramelized Banana (Since I was being fancy)
3. Assembling (with Vanilla Ice Cream)
You will need Sugar Syrup, This is the best recipe to make this! I did use Brown Sugar though!
Step 1: Fried Banana Fritters
Ingredients:
Banana for frying: 6 medium well done
Wheat Flour: 2 cups (give or take)
Cinnamon: 2 tsp
Process
1. Mash the bananas really well and add flour
2. The batter should be like a thick pancake batter, feel free to add more flour
3. Add cinnamon
Only fry, when you are ready to eat!
Step 2: Caramelized Banana (This step is optional)
Ingredients:
Banana: 2 sliced medium
Process
1. Heat the 6 spoons of sugar syrup in a shallow pan until thick
2. On low flame add the sliced banana, let it crisp and then flip over
3. When both sides are crisp, let it cool off!
Note: This is a time consuming process, you can add caramel, however I am mortally afraid of burning myself with hot caramel, so I stick to sugar syrup!
Though long and painful, I loved how the sugar crystallized over the banana!
Step 3: Assembling
When ready to eat, please fry the banana fritters then, there is nothing better than warm fritters with cold ice cream!
Process
1. Fry the fritters in medium round shapes till brown
2. Place in the sugar syrup for 1-2 minutes
3. In a serving dish
a. Place the warm fritter
b. Top with Ice cream
c. Add caramelized banana
Enjoy!
With the kids getting older, they experiment eating it, not all is successful, but hey, which 5 year old can say
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| Mission Successful! |
Theme Vietnamese!!!
And as always it was a feast! This time around, I chose Dessert. I love sweets and desserts and suck at making them, plain and simple! So munch bunch is the best way to experiment!
Fried Banana Fritters!
Honestly, you search for eggless Vietnamese Dessert and this one is the first thing comes up. I was surprised, I always thought of fried banana/ plantains are a South American/ Peruvian thing. Happy to learn
Serves 16 (greedy people!)
I made it in three distinct steps
1. Fried Banana (of course)
2. Caramelized Banana (Since I was being fancy)
3. Assembling (with Vanilla Ice Cream)
You will need Sugar Syrup, This is the best recipe to make this! I did use Brown Sugar though!
Step 1: Fried Banana Fritters
Ingredients:
Banana for frying: 6 medium well done
Wheat Flour: 2 cups (give or take)
Cinnamon: 2 tsp
Process
1. Mash the bananas really well and add flour
2. The batter should be like a thick pancake batter, feel free to add more flour
3. Add cinnamon
Only fry, when you are ready to eat!
Step 2: Caramelized Banana (This step is optional)
Ingredients:
Banana: 2 sliced medium
 |
| Sugar Syrup and caramelizing the banana |
Process
1. Heat the 6 spoons of sugar syrup in a shallow pan until thick
2. On low flame add the sliced banana, let it crisp and then flip over
3. When both sides are crisp, let it cool off!
Note: This is a time consuming process, you can add caramel, however I am mortally afraid of burning myself with hot caramel, so I stick to sugar syrup!
Though long and painful, I loved how the sugar crystallized over the banana!
Step 3: Assembling
When ready to eat, please fry the banana fritters then, there is nothing better than warm fritters with cold ice cream!
Process
1. Fry the fritters in medium round shapes till brown
2. Place in the sugar syrup for 1-2 minutes
3. In a serving dish
a. Place the warm fritter
b. Top with Ice cream
c. Add caramelized banana
Enjoy!
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