So you might guess, we have a constant problem with over-ripe bananas. We eat them raw, I put them in smoothies, make banana bread, and still end up with a bunch of it just riping away.
So yesterday I googled new banana recipes and came across this one, that is actually quite similar to chinese fried fruit, only it is not made from beer dough or pancake dough, but ... yeast dough. Like bread and pizza, mind you.
Oh well, having nothing to lose, I put myself to work.
FRIED BANANAS in yeast dough
serves: 2-4
100 g flour
50 g cornstarch
3g dry yeast
pinch of sugar
pinch of salt
130 ml luke-warm water
2-3 bananas
juice of half a lemon
1 dl frying oil
powdered vanilla sugar for topping (or honey)
In a bowl place flour, cornstarch, yeast, sugar and salt and stir to combine. Pour in luke-warm water, stir to combine and knead to a smooth dough. Cover with a napkin and let it rise for an hour.
Peel bananas and slice them (i sliced mine in half, but you can make them as big as you like). Immerse each banana piece in lemon juice to prevent oxidation. Divide the dough in smaller pieces, roll them out as to make mini pizzas, then wrap the bananas in the dough, covering them completely.
In a frying pan heat the oil and fry the banana wraps from both sides until they are golden brown.
Top fried bananas with powdered sugar (or honey). Let the bananas cool a bit, otherwise they're boiling hot. I prefer them served cold, though.
Sometimes the juice from bananas might leak out into oil - be careful not to get burnt!
Alternatively, you can bake bananas instead of frying them. Just place in a pre-heated oven and bake at about 180°C until golden brown.
No comments:
Post a Comment