Baked Plaintain Fritters

Plaintains look like a larger version of bananas except they have a thick skin and have a high starch content similar to potatoes and cannot be eaten as-is.They are a cooking banana.Plaintains are usually boiled, mashed,added to stews, deep fried, or dehydrated.A staple of Eastern & Central Africa,parts of Asia, and Latin America,plaintains are usually prepared in these countries in numerous ways.In Latin America, they are cut into slices and fried in oil and eaten as banana chips,platano frito or are boiled and mashed and served as a side dish like mashed potatoes.In West Africa, they are used in the dish fufu, boiled plaintain porridge.

Plaintains are usually available in most supermarkets but your best bet are Latin grocers where they also go by the name platanos.Unripe plaintains are green and usually take up to 1 1/2 weeks to become ripe.You should purchase either the yellow or black which are ready for cooking.One cup of plaintains is a good source of Vitamin A and Vitamin C.

Yield:4 Servings
Ingredients:4 Moo-shu Roll Wrappers
2 plantains, ripe

1. Preheat the oven to 350F.
2. Peel the plantains and put them in a bowl and mash them.Put equal amounts of plantain puree in the middle of the moo-shu wrapper.Wrap the ends inward and roll the sides just like a burrito.Repeat with the remaining three.
3.Put the banana fritters in the oven and bake for 30 minutes.Remove from oven and let cool slightly then serve.