2 or 4 slices sourdough bread, cut 1" thick
1 banana
1/3 c. sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 egg
1/4 c. milk
1/2 tsp. vanilla
Oil or shortening for frying
Whipped butter
Maple syrup

Cut a 1 inch pocket in 1 side of each bread slice. Cut banana in half crosswise, then split each piece lengthwise. Remove peel and stuff 2 pieces in each pocket of bread. Set aside.

Mix sugar and cinnamon. Set aside. Mix egg, milk and vanilla until well blended.

Heat about 4 inches of oil in pan to 350 degrees. Dip stuffed bread into egg-milk mixture, soaking a few minutes to penetrate into bread. Fry in hot oil until lightly brown. Turning to brown both sides, about 3 minutes. Drain. Sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar mixture. Serve at once.