More....Thanksgiving and beyond....pumpkin banana fritters

Pumpkin and banana fritters







On Thanksgiving morning when it is cold outside and the snow is falling ever so softly, these fritters are indeed a warm welcome with a cup of coffee. The smell of the cinnamon sugar erases all the anxiety of getting the bird into the oven already!! OR just make these when you want to spend a healing moment with a loved one!

Please use organic ingredients if possible.

• 1 c self raising flour
• pinch kosher salt
• 1 T plus 1 t sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 T melted butter
• 1/2 c milk
• 1 t of ginger, cardamom and cinnamon
• 1 banana sliced
• 1/2 c pumpkin puree
• 1 t banana extract
• 1 t vanilla extract

Sift the flour and salt into a bowl and stir in the sugar. Make a well in the center and add the egg, butter, extracts, spices and the milk. mix to form a thick pancake batter.Add the pumpkin and then lastly fold in bananas.

Heat a cup of oil in a shallow pan and fry tablespoons of the batter . Flip with a fork and cook until both sides are golden brown and puffy. Drain well on paper towels and dust with cinnamon sugar. Mix 2 t sugar with 2 t cinnamon for this batch. Makes about 24.

Nazarina A