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Ingredients
- 4 very ripe sweet bananas
- 150 g flour
- 40 g sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 pinch of salt
- 1 tsp vanilla or nutmeg, optional
- Frying oil
Method
- 01 Mash the bananas into a smooth puree.
- 02 Add the egg, sugar, salt and vanilla. Mix.
- 03 Fold in the flour and baking powder to a thick batter that drops from a spoon.
- 04 Heat the oil over medium heat. Drop spoonfuls of batter.
- 05 Fry 2 to 3 minutes per side until golden. Drain and serve warm.
Ripe banana partly replaces sugar and carries the flavour. This is neither plain fried plantain (makemba) nor a yeasted water dough (mikate).
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