1 cup all-purpose flour
1 Tablespoon baking powder
Salt
freshly
ground white pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
freshly
grated nutmeg
1 large egg
1 cup buttermilk
2 pounds bananas, peeled and
cut into
3-inch chunks on the
diagonal
powdered
sugar, for dusting
Preheat a deep fryer or a deep pot of oil
to 350 degrees F. In a
medium
bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, a dash of salt
and pepper, cinnamon, and the
nutmeg, to taste.
In a small bowl, whisk together the egg
and the buttermilk. Whisk
into the flour mixture until
smooth. Let rest for 30 minutes in the
refrigerator.
Dip the banana chunks in the batter and
fry until golden brown,
about
4 minutes. Remove and drain on paper
towels. Dust with
powdered
sugar and serve.
source:
The Food Network
Wolfgang Puck,
"Adventures in the Kitchen,"
Random House, 1991