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Beignets de Banane

Name: Beignets de Banane
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Côte d'Ivoire
Ingredients: 3 (very ripe) Bananas; 150g All-purpose flour; 2 tbsp Sugar; 1 tsp Baking Powder; A pinch Nutmeg; A pinch Salt; To taste Oil for frying; To taste Powdered sugar

Dessert

⏱ 40 min

👥 Serves 6

Difficulty ⭐

Mashed ripe banana mixed into batter and fried — a favorite Ivorian snack.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Banana beignets are a simple fried treat: very ripe bananas are mashed, mixed with flour, and dropped by the spoonful into oil. In Côte d'Ivoire they're enjoyed as a children's snack or breakfast and sold at markets and by the roadside. Crisp outside and moist inside, they make the most of the banana's natural sweetness.

🌆 Where it's eaten: Children on their way home from school buy banana beignets with coins from a woman frying them by the road and eat them hot as they walk.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 6)

Bananas 3 (very ripe)
All-purpose flour 150g
Sugar 2 tbsp
Baking Powder 1 tsp
Nutmeg A pinch
Salt A pinch
Oil for frying To taste
Powdered sugar To taste

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Mash the bananas smooth with a fork.
Add the flour, sugar, baking powder, nutmeg, and salt and mix (add a little water if stiff).
Let stand 10 minutes to come together.
Shape into balls with two spoons and drop into 170°C oil.
Fry 3–4 minutes, rolling them, until golden.
Drain and dust with powdered sugar.

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