Banana, Walnut and Chocolate Chip Fritters

Title:
Banana, Walnut and Chocolate Chip Fritters

Yield:
6 Servings

Categories:
Chocolate




Ingredients:





 1 1/2 c  All purpose flour


     6 tb Light brown sugar


     2 tb Baking powder


     2 tb Cornstarch


   1/2 ts Salt


   1/2 ts Cinnamon


     1 lb Medium size bananas


   3/4 c  Budweiser Beer


     1    Egg


     2 ts Lemon juice


   3/4 c  Walnuts; chopped fine


   3/4 c  Semisweet chocolate chips


     6 c  Vegetable oil


     2 tb Confectioner's sugar






 In a large stainless steel bowl, combine the flour, light brown sugar,


 baking powder, cornstarch, salt and cinnamon. Set aside.


 


 Smash the bananas to a rough-textured consistency in a stainless steel bowl


 using a slotted spoon (they should yield about 1 cup). In another stainless


 steel bowl, whisk together the beer, egg, and lemon juice. Pour this


 mixture over the bananas and use the slotted spoon to combine thoroughly.


 


 Add the banana and beer mixture to the dry ingredients and usa a rubber


 spatula to combine thoroughly all the ingredients. Add the chopped walnut


 pieces and chocolate chips. Thoroughly combine with a rubber spatula and


 set aside.


 


 Prehead the oven to 325 degrees.


 


 Heat the vegetable oil in a deep fryer (or a high-sided, heavy duty pot) to


 a temperature of 350 degrees. Use a #50 ice cream scoop (or long handled


 tablespoon) to portion the batter. Drop 6 scoops of batter into the hot oil


 and fry until golden brown, about 2 to 3 minutes. Use tongs (or a slotted


 spoon) to remove the fritters from the hot oil and transfer to a baking


 sheet lined with paper towels. Repeat this process until all the fritters


 are fried , then place them in the preheated oven for 10-12 minutes, until


 a toothpick inserted in the center of a fritter comes out clean.


 


 Dust the fritters with confectioner's sugar. Serve hot. Makes 24 fritters


 


 Be certain to stir the batter in between frying each batch of fritters to


 prevent the chocolate chips from settling to the bottom of the batter.


 After each batch, skim the frying oil with a slotted spoon to remove fried


 residue. For an elegant dessert, serve 2 0r 3 hot fritters in a pool of


 White Chocolate Sauce sprinkled with a generous portion of fresh red


 raspberries.


 


 Recipe by: Marcel Desaulniers


 


 Posted to recipelu-digest by Brenda 
on Mar 2, 1998