Tomorrow is Elvis Presley Commemoration Day! To celebrate, we put an Elvis twist on one of my favorite sandwiches! Try our Elvis Style Monte Cristo!
Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 egg
- 1 tbsp water
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 pinch salt
- 1/2 cup flour
- 2 slices of bread
- 2 tbsp peanut butter
- 1 banana
- 4 tooth picks
- 2 tbsp powdered sugar
Instructions:
- Set deep fryer to 310 degrees, or halfway fill a large skillet with oil and heat on medium high until 310 degrees.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together milk, egg, water, vanilla, and sugar. Add baking powder, salt, and flour and mix until combined.
- Spread peanut butter on one slices of bread.
- Mash up banana and spread it on top of the peanut butter.
- Top with your second slice of bread and secure each corner with a toothpick.
- Submerge full sandwich into batter, fully covering each side. Flip over in batter. Make sure sandwich is completely covered.
- Transfer sandwich to oil and cook for 2 minutes on each side or until golden brown.
- Remove from oil and let set for 1 minute.
- Sprinkle with powdered sugar and enjoy!
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