Title: Banana Puffs
Categories: Aussie Dessert
Yield: 6 Servings

2		Ripe bananas
100	g	Self-raising flour
1/2	ts	Castor sugar
1/2	ts	Lemon juice
100	g	Castor sugar
1	ts	Cinnamon
1	c	Oil for frying
		Strawberry or rasberry jam

Mash bananas with 100 g of castor sugar and lemon juice, add flour and mix to a thick paste.

Heat oil in a small pan to smoking point, then turn heat to low. Use 2 teaspoons to push one teaspoon of dough into the oil, doing no more than 6 at a time.

Turn puffs over and keep turning for 2 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon, drain and roll in cinnamon and sugar.

Serve with jam.

Recipe by Clara Hirschler, from the Sydney Telegraph-Mirror 16 th June, 1993. p45. Posted by Mark Herron.

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