I really enjoy the recipes that have been passed on to me from my mom. This is one of them. I hope that you will enjoy it as much as I do.

This recipe is a way to use bananas that no one wants to eat because they have become brown and will continue to sit there until they get tossed.

You will need:

• 3 very ripe bananas
• 1 cup flour
• ½ cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup milk/water
• optional 1 dash (pinch)nutmeg (secret ingredient) don’t overdue very strong spice

• Large frying pan
• Vegetable oil/olive oil
• Mixer/blender/by hand
• Measuring cup/spoons
• Potato masher if doing by hand

Takes about ½ - 1 hour depending on size of fritters

Preparation:

Mash up bananas in a bowl until smooth.

Add flour, milk/water and continue mixing.

Add sugar, vanilla, baking powder, salt, nutmeg and continue to mix until smooth and easy to pour. It should not be runny.

If content is stiff add a small amount of water- less is best- mix again until smooth.

Turn burner under frying pan on med heat until hot. Add enough oil to fry several fritters.

Use a large spoon to scoop some of the batter into the oil. The same principles for making pancakes apply but make small ones so that they will fry quickly.

Brown each side until cooked. Keep heat at a level where they won’t burn easily.

For that extra sweet tooth sprinkle cinnamon sugar on top or honey or enjoy it just the way it is. Yum!!