Holidays are some of the best times of the year for me. On Christmas morning, mummy always made special breakfasts. Everything from decadent french toasts to plantain fritters.
I have many wonderful memories of christmas morning that include these fritters :), Thanks to my sweet Mother. These fritters are a great christmas morning breakfast, and wonderful appetizer for your guests as they await that christmas dinner roast.
Mummy usually made plantain fritters with fresh red onions. It gave it a rich sweet underlying note. This morning i was too lazy to cut up onions so ginger was used instead. It tasted really good. I will make it again.
The ginger and nutmeg in these fritters are evocative of the season. The fritters are fragrant, slightly sweet, pillowy soft, fluffy and totally delicious.
- 2 medium sized overripe plantains
- 1.5 cup all purpose flour (sifted)
- 2 large eggs
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp hot red pepper
- ½ tsp nutmeg
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 2 tsp freshly crushed ginger
- Oil for frying
- Heat frying oil in a deep frying pan.
- Blend the plantain, and eggs until smooth.
- Pour the blend into a bowl.
- Add all the other ingredients into a bowl and mix until smooth.
- Test the temperature of the oil by adding a scoop of fritter batter to the oil. Fritter should bob to the surface when oil is ready.
- Using a small ice-cream scoop or table spoon, scoop fritter batter into the frying oil.
- Flip frying fritters after about 3 minutes to brown all sides.
- Fritter is ready when both sides are golden brown.
Oya Come Chop! 🙂
them french toasts iz the truth!!!!! don’t get me started on these pillowy goodnesses! i can’t wait to come spend time with you!