Restaurant Recipes
Brennan's of Houston Banana Beignets
Yield: 4 servings;1 1/3 cups Caramel Sauce
Ingredients
Beignets
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons milk
- 1/4 cup beer
- 1 egg
- Oil (for deep frying)
- 4 bananas, each quartered crosswise
- Powdered sugar
- Mint leaves
Caramel Sauce
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 tablespoons Bourbon
Instructions
Beignets
- Mix flour, sugar and baking powder in bowl. Add milk, beer and egg and stir until smooth.
- Heat oil in deep fryer or heavy deep skillet to 375 degrees F.
- Working in batches, dip bananas into batter and then carefully add to oil. Cook until golden brown, about 3 minutes.
- Drain on paper towels.
- Pour caramel sauce onto plates. Set bananas atop sauce. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Garnish plates with mint leaves and serve.
Caramel Sauce
- Bring cream to boil in heavy medium saucepan over high heat.
- Cook sugar in heavy small saucepan over low heat, swirling pan occasionally, until brown.
- Gradually stir hot cream into caramel (mixture will bubble vigorously). Boil until thickened to sauce
consistency, 3 to 5 minutes.
- Add bourbon. Serve hot. (Sauce can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Rewarm over low heat.)
Attribution
Brennan's of Houston