Banana Fritters with Cinnamon Sauce

Ingredients:

• 1 cup all-purpose flour - sift before measuring
• 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 large egg, slightly beaten
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1 tablespoon melted butter
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 6 bananas, halved lengthwise
• oil for deep frying
• Cinnamon Sauce, below

Preparation:

Heat oil in a deep fat fryer to 370°.

In a medium bowl, sift together flour, sugar and salt. In a separate bowl, combine the egg, milk, butter and baking powder; stir the egg mixture into the dry ingredients.

Dip banana halves into the batter and carefully drop into the hot deep fat; fry just until golden brown. Serve with vanilla ice cream and Cinnamon Sauce (below).
Banana fritter recipe makes 6 servings

Cinnamon Sauce

• 2 cups water
• 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
• 3 egg yolks, lightly beaten
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 cup butter (2 sticks)

Heat water and cinnamon in a medium saucepan.
In a separate bowl, mix the egg yolks with sugar and cornstarch. Add about one-third of the hot mixture to the egg yolk mixture slowly, then pour back into the saucepan, stirring to blend. Return sauce to a boil. Remove from heat and cool the sauce for 2 minutes. Slowly whisk or beat in the butter.
Store cinnamon sauce in refrigerator.