Sweet batter for fruits
4 servings
30 minutes
Sweet batter for fruits is a refined delicacy of American cuisine that offers a crispy golden crust and a tender, juicy texture inside. This recipe was born from the search for the perfect dessert to highlight the natural sweetness of fruits. Vanilla sugar and orange liqueur add a sophisticated aroma to the batter, while the combination of rice and wheat flour makes it light and airy. Fruit pieces, especially slightly underripe bananas, are dipped in this velvety layer and then fried to perfection. The finishing touch is powdered sugar and cinnamon that turn them into a true gastronomic delight. Served with a delicate scoop of vanilla ice cream, they create the perfect balance of textures and flavors – warm, crispy, and cooling, tender. An ideal dessert for cozy evenings or festive treats.
1
Prepare all the ingredients. It is best to use underripe bananas for this recipe.
- Bananas: 4 pieces
2
For the batter, mix wheat flour, rice flour, sugar, salt, baking soda, and vanilla sugar in a bowl.
- Wheat flour: 150 g
- Rice flour: 250 g
- Sugar: 100 g
- Salt: pinch
- Baking soda: pinch
- Vanilla sugar: 15 g
3
Mix the milk with the liqueur separately, pour it into the bowl with the dry ingredients, and mix thoroughly. Let it sit for 30 minutes at room temperature.
- Milk: 500 ml
- Orange liqueur: 50 ml
4
Heat the oil in a saucepan to 180 degrees.
- Deep-frying oil: 2 l
5
Peel the bananas and slice them crosswise, slightly diagonally, into pieces 1–1.5 cm thick.
- Bananas: 4 pieces
6
Dip the bananas in the batter to ensure they are fully coated, and transfer them to the oil. Fry in small batches to prevent the oil from cooling down too much.
- Bananas: 4 pieces
7
Fry the bananas for about 3 minutes, until golden brown.
8
Place the ripe bananas on folded paper towels to remove excess oil.
9
While the bananas are hot, sprinkle them with powdered sugar and cinnamon.
- Cinnamon: to taste
- Icing sugar: to taste
10
Serve bananas in sweet batter with a scoop of ice cream.
- Vanilla ice cream: to taste
