Deep Fried Bananas Foster Bao Recipe (video)

[Saviolo]

At the same time as we made those pan-fried breakfast bao last week, we decided we wanted to try deep frying some, and we wanted to fill them with something sweet! So, we made a bananas foster filling, and filled our bao dough with it. Then we steamed them as usual, and to finish them off, dropped them into the deep fryer! The inside was fluffy and light, and the outside was crispy and sweet (with a little sprinkle of powdered sugar on there).

We found a couple things that might make this recipe easier to do. Firstly, making the bananas foster filling in advance and freezing it into ice cubes will make it easier to work with, and you won't have to be so delicate with making your little dough cups. Secondly, dicing the bananas instead of mashing them may make them stand up a little better in the final product. You definitely need to make sure your oil is hot enough so that it doesn't soak into the dough, and you don't want to overdo it with the butter in your filling, or it will soak in and weight down the dough in the middle of your dumpling.

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[Backseat Driver]

1. Hmmm...sounds maybe like a good Mardi Gras dessert.

I have a deep fry phobia but wouldn't say no if someone else did the honors, LOL!

There should be a really good shot of rum for the cook as well as just that thin trickle in the filling, LOL!

[Saviolo]

2. For sure!

We didn't want to use too much because we didn't want to make the filling too runny. If it's too liquid it will definitely inhibit the inside of the bao from puffing up, plus it's much harder to handle. We just wanted the rum accent, and it came through quite nicely.