Plantain Pancakes

Ingredients

• •3 very ripe plantains
• •3 tablespoons flour
• •4 tablespoons melted butter
• •2/3 cup cooked beans
• •2/3 cup shortening or lard

Directions

1. 1Boil and mash plantains; add flour and butter and mix thoroughly.
2. 2Fry the beans in 1 tablespoon shortening for about 5 minutes.
3. 3Heat remaining shortening in another frying pan, add plantain mixture 1 tablespoon at a time, and spread with a fork so that it will take the shape of a small pancake.
4. 4Fry the pancakes for about 5 minutes, place a teaspoon of the fried beans on each and fold. Fry the stuffed pancakes, covered, three minutes on each side or until brown.