Turon

Description
Turon, or the fried banana roll, is one of the very popular merienda (snack) of the Filipinos. It is rolled with paper-thin wrapper (lumpia wrapper). After it is rolled, it is coated with sugar then it's deep-fried so it gives the crunch to the pastry.



Ingredients

 * 12 bananas, peeled and cut into half, lengthwise
 * brown sugar
 * 3 cups cooking oil
 * 24 lumpia wrappers (spring roll)
 * 2 cups langka (jackfruit)

Directions

 * 1) Roll each banana in sugar. Wrap banana and langka/jackfruit in lumpia wrapper.
 * 2) Fry in hot oil until golden and crispy. Place the fried banana rolls on a plate (they will stick to paper towels) and add more sugar on top, if desired. Serve hot and plain or with other fruits or desserts.