Caribbean Pumpkin Fritters Recipes

Steps:

• Mix together pumpkin, sugar, flour, nutmeg, salt, baking powder and egg. Mix well.
• Heat shallow amount of oil in a frying pan.
• Drop mixture by tablespoon-full into hot oil and fry over medium-low heat until golden brown on each side.
• Remove from pan and drain on paper towel.
• Dust with Confectioner's Sugar for a sweeter dish!

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine pumpkin, egg, flour, baking powder, curry powder, and salt. Mix until smooth.
• Heat oil in a deep saucepan to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Drop batter by spoonfuls into hot oil. Fry until golden brown, about 2 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon, and serve immediately.

Steps:

• Sift together the flour, baking powder and the salt. Beat the eggs until fluffy.
• Add the beaten eggs, hot pepper, melted margarine then the milk to dry ingredients and beat with a fork till smooth.
• Stir in crushed pumpkin,(batter should be of a dropping consistency) add more milk if desired.
• Drop by spoonfuls into preheated oil at 375 degrees F. Fry 4 to 5 minutes or until evenly browned. Serve hot.

Steps:

• Peel, cut up and boil the pumpkin in salted water until soft. Or steam the pieces for about 10 minutes, or until soft.
• Drain and mash pumpkin. In a little bowl mix the sugar and spice and add to the pumpkin.
• Whisk an egg and mix into the pumpkin along with the milk. Add baking powder and flour until it comes to a good dropping consistency.
• Shallow fry both sides on a medium heat until dark brown. Adjust heat when cooking so fritters cook through without burning. These fritters should be fairly thin with a creamy consistency inside when cooked.
• For the garnish, simply mix the sugar with the spice.
• Serve hot, sprinkled with the mixture of sugar and spice.