Plantains Are From Asia
Women selling plantains
Plantains are indigenous to Asia; merchants introduced them to African markets during the Christian era, and Africans introduced them to the Americas during the Atlantic slave trade. African gradually made green and ripe yellow plantains a staple making breads, fritters, drinks, eating them sliced and deep fried, and using to make fufu.
Arepitas (fritters) Recipe
Ingredients
1 cup mashed ripe plantain
2 eggs
1 cup milk
¼ teaspoon salt
1 cup flour
1 tablespoon Crisco
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon powdered cinnamon
Instructions
Boil the plantain. Separate the eggs. TO the yolks add the salt, baking powder and Crisco, beat well. Add the milk, beat again. Then add the plantain, the flour and cinnamon, last of all the beaten whites of the eggs. Fry on a griddle turning once. Serve hot with honey, syrup or guava jelly.
