Caribbean Style Banana Beignets
Ingredients
- 1 Ripe banana
- 2 cups Vegetable oil (or more)
- 1 & 1/2 cup All-purpose flour sifted
- 1/2 cup Warm water
- 1/3 cup Granulated sugar
- 1 & 1/4 tsp Active dry yeast
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp Ground or fresh nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp Ground or fresh cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp Almond essence
- 1/4 tsp Ground or fresh allspice
- 1/4 tsp Ground or fresh ginger
- Lime zest
Instructions
Yeast mixture:
- Mix in the yeast to the warm water. Let it sit for about 5 minutes.
Banana mixture:
- In a mixing bowl, mash the bananas then stir in the spices, vanilla extract, almond essence, lime zest and sugar. Mix everything together well.
- Sift in the flour and salt.
- Gradually stir in the yeast mixture.
Resting the dough:
- Cover the dough once it's mixed well together with foil paper and a kitchen towel. Let it rest in a cool place for 40 minutes to an hour.
Cooking the beignets:
- In a medium sauce pan, add the oil and let it heat up over medium heat.
- You can use your hands to scoop up the batter or a spoon. Make sure not to add too many at a time.
- When the beignets rise to the top then it's time to turn them over.
- Once they are golden brown on each side, place on a plate with napkins to absorb the excess oil.
