Snacks & baking
Platanitos
Platanitos are small plantain fritters, fried until golden and flavored with cinnamon. Their inside is melting and sweet, and they are eaten hot as a snack or an afternoon treat.
Ingredients
Ingredients
Spices & seasoning
Optional extras
Instructions
- Peel the plantains and mash them with a fork into a fairly smooth purée.
- Add the egg, sugar, cinnamon and salt, then work in the flour until you have a soft dough that holds on a spoon.
- Heat the oil in a pan to about 170 °C. Test with a small drop of batter: it should sizzle and rise straight away.
- Drop tablespoons of batter into the oil in small heaps, without overcrowding the pan.
- Fry for 2 to 3 minutes per side, until nicely golden.
- Drain on kitchen paper and serve warm, dusted with icing sugar if you like.
Variations and tips
Oven version. Place the batter in small heaps on a baking-paper-lined tray, brush with a little oil and bake for 20 minutes at 190 °C.
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Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
Original Ecomely recipe.