Tonga Toast Recipe

[tinkerbell1967]

Know this was in one of the Disney Magazines a while back but I can't seem to find it now. ANyone have this recipe? I am so hungry for it.........:.)

 

[piratesmate]

For some reason I have 2 different versions of this recipe. The first is from MargieJ's site.
http://disneyrecipes.homestead.com/polyrecipes.html
The other is either from a magazine article or somewhere on the Internet.

Tonga Toast
from the Polynesian

2 or 4 slices sourdough bread, cut 1 to 1 1/2 inches thick
1 banana
1/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 egg
1/4 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
oil or shortening for frying
whipped butter and/or syrup

Cut a 1-inch pocket in one side of each bread slice. Cut banana in half crosswise, then split each piece lengthwise. Remove peel and stuff 2 pieces of fruit in each pocket of bread; set aside. Mix sugar and cinnamon; set aside. Mix well the egg, milk and vanilla.

Heat about 4 inches of oil in a pan to 350 degreesF. Dip stuffed bread into egg/milk mixture and let it soak a few seconds to let penetrate bread. Fry bread on both sides in hot oil
until lightly browned, about 3 minutes. Drain on paper towels or wire rack.
Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar and serve.

Tonga Toast
from the Kona Cafe, Polynesian Resort

1 cup sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 loaf of sourdough bread (8 inches long)
2 bananas, peeled
1 quart canola oil, for frying

Mix the sugar and cinnamon with a fork until thoroughly blended, and set aside. Slice the bread into four two-inch-thick slices. Cut each banana in half crosswise. Place a bread slice flat on the counter and tear out just enough from the middle (do not tear all the way through) to stuff half a banana into; repeat with each bread slice.

In a large pot or a deep fryer, heat the oil to 350 degrees; use a candy thermometer to make certain the oil does not get any hotter, or it will burn. Gently place one bread slice into the oil for 1 minute or until light brown. Turn and fry for another minute on the other side. Remove bread from the pot and toss it in the sugar and cinnamon mixture. Repeat for each piece. Serves 4.

 

[tinkerbell1967]

Thanks piratesmate! Going to try this weekend!