The Elvis Presley

Ingredients

For the peanut puree:

• 2 cups roasted unsalted peanuts
• 1/4 cup peanut oil

For the bread:

• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup heavy cream
• 8 slices banana bread
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter

For the bananas:

• 2 ripe bananas
• 1 cup panko (Japanese) bread crumbs
• 1/4 cup peanut oil
• 4 teaspoons honey

For the peanut puree:

Directions

Place the peanuts in 1/4 cup of peanut oil in a small saute pan and heat for 3 minutes at low heat. Transfer to a blender and puree until smooth.

For the bread:

Mix eggs, vanilla and heavy cream together in a bowl. Dip banana bread into the mixture. Melt butter in a nonstick pan and cook banana bread for 2 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Place bread on a paper towel and reserve.

For the bananas:

Cut bananas into quarters and dip into the same egg mixture as above, then roll the bananas in the bread crumbs until well covered. In a nonstick pan, heat 1/4 cup of peanut oil until nearly smoking and fry bananas until golden brown, remove from oil and place on a paper towel as well.

For assembly:

Spread both sides of banana bread with peanut puree and layer with the fried bananas. Drizzle with 1 teaspoon of honey. Close the sandwich and slice.