Caribbean Pumpkin Fritters

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 lbs pumpkin
• salt
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons allspice or 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 egg
• 1 cup flour
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• canola oil (for frying)
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon allspice

Recipe

• 1 peel, cut up and boil the pumpkin in salted water until soft. or steam the pieces for about 10 minutes, or until soft.
• 2 drain and mash pumpkin. in a little bowl mix the sugar and spice and add to the pumpkin.
• 3 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.
• 4 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.
• 5 for the garnish, simply mix the sugar with the spice.
• 6 serve hot, sprinkled with the mixture of sugar and spice.