Banana Fritters with lemon caramel sauce

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup single cream
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice (or more to taste.)
• 2 ripe bananas
• 1 cup plain / all purpose / cake flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda / baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 large egg (beaten)
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 1 to 2 cups sunflower / canola oil (for frying)

Instructions

1. 1

   --- Lemon caramel sauce ---

2. 2

   Place all the ingredients, except the lemon juice, into a small saucepan and bring to the boil.

3. 3

   Reduce the heat and simmer for 5 minutes stirring continuously until the mixture has thickened. It should leave a trail if you draw a spoon through it.

4. 4

   Remove from the heat and allow to cool slightly. Then beat in 2 tablespoons of lemon juice (or more to taste).

5. 5

   --- Banana fritters ---

6. 6

   Peel the bananas and cut into approximately 1/2" (1cm) dice.

7. 7

   Measure the dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, bicarb, salt) into a mixing bowl and stir to combine.

8. 8

   Add the wet ingredients (egg, milk, vanilla) and beat to a smooth paste - see note 1.

9. 9

   Stir in the bananas.

10. 10

    Heat about 1/2" (1cm) sunflower oil in a fryingpan until a teaspoon of batter sizzles, turns brown and rises to the top of the oil after 15 seconds.

11. 11

    Place a tablespoons of batter in the fryingpan and flatten slightly with the spoon.

12. 12

    Fry the fritters until the underside is golden (about 3 minutes). Turn the fritters over and fry for another 3 minutes. - see note 2.

13. 13

    Remove the fritters from the pan and drain on kitchen paper.

14. 14

    Repeat until all the batter has been used.