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Banana Fritters

Fried batter made from mashed bananas, flour, sugar, baking powder, milk, and nutmeg.

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Why it works: Flour and nutmeg are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 18,623 recipes. Both carry isobutyraldehyde, which smells malty, green. The science ↓

Banana Fritters

Ingredients

Directions

Make the batter

  1. Crush bananas till they are creamed.

  2. Combine flour, baking powder, sugar and nutmeg.

  3. Add milk and bananas then mix.

Fry and serve

  1. Dip a large spoon in oil and spoon scoop batter into frying pan.

  2. Deep fry in a frying pan till brown and crisp on the edges.

  3. Drain on paper towel and serve.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

770Calories
22 gProtein
10 gFat
148 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Banana1 medium (118g)105
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Nutmeg1 tsp ground (2.2g)12

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Flour + nutmegtop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together18,623 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  2. Banana + milktop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,470 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

  3. Milk + flourtop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together78,219 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  4. Banana + nutmegtop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together273 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).

  5. Sugar + flourtop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together92,116 recipes

    Shared aroma: phenylacetaldehyde (hawthorne, honey).

Milk and flour barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 78,219 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Bananas
Provide sweetness, moisture and body to the batter, and flavour as they cook.
Flour
Forms the structure of the batter so the fritters hold their shape while frying.
Baking powder
Releases gas in the batter, helping the fritters puff and turn light.
Milk
Adds moisture and loosens the batter to a spoonable consistency.
Sugar
Adds sweetness and helps the edges brown during frying.

The step that matters

Deep fry until brown and crisp on the edges. Oil that is too cool lets the batter soak up grease and turn heavy, while oil that is hot enough sets the outside quickly and gives a crisp, golden crust. Frying in batches keeps the oil temperature steady.

Swap the banana

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (sugar, milk, flour, nutmeg):

  1. Raisinfits better
  2. Vanillafits better
  3. Figfits better
  4. Bananathe original

Fit is the average pairing score against sugar, milk, flour, nutmeg. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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