Ivory Coast Fried Bananas

Found at MrBreakfast. http://www.mrbreakfast.com/superdisplay.asp?recipeid=1552

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 4  medium bananas
• 2 -3  tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 3⁄4 cup  corn flakes, finely crushed
•  peanut oil (for frying)
•  black pepper (optional)
•  cinnamon-sugar mixture (optional)

Directions

1. Peel bananas and cut each in half. Cut each piece into four pieces - lengthwise, giving you a total of 32 french fry-sized pieces.
2. Place banana pieces in a large shalow bowl and drizzle with lemon juice to prevent browning. Let set for 5 minutes.
3. Heat peanut oil (about 1/2 inch deep) in a heavy skillet at medium-high heat.
4. Place crushed corn flakes in a seperate large shallow bowl or on a baking pan. Roll each banana piece in corn flakes until well covered.
5. Fry banana pieces in skillet until golden brown on each side.
6. Spinkle with either pepper or a 50/50 mix of cinnamon/sugar. depending whether you'd like them sweet or savory.