Not Just a Man's World

I found this recipe on Mark’s Daily Apple and thought I would give it a try.  It works well though I would note that the pancakes are very dense and taste of banana – I couldn’t taste any almond.

As a warning for those in the UK, these are like Scotch pancakes rather than crepes or traditional pancakes.

We had them plain, but we felt that they had really needed something on them.  Either a bit of butter if they were for a tea-time treat or a dash of cream and a few berries if they were for pudding.

Almond banana pancakes

Ingredients: (makes 8-10 pancakes)
2 bananas
1 egg
1 heaped tablespoon almond butter

Directions:

1. Mash the bananas in a bowl.
2. Add the egg and almond butter and mix well.  I used a hand blender for this to be sure the ingredients were properly combined and to get a bit of air into it.  You should find it has the consistency of a thick pancake batter.
3. Put a little oil into a bowl and, using a piece of kitchen paper, wipe some round a pan.
4. Heat the pan over a gentle heat until it is warm.  Note that, unlike crepes, you don’t want the pan to be smoking hot, instead these need cooking slowly over a low heat.
5. Using a tablespoon or ladle, pour batter for three or four pancakes into the pan – you want to create a patty about the size of the palm of your hand.
6. Leave these on the low heat for 2-3 minutes until they are light brown on the underside.
7. Carefully turn them over and cook for a further few minutes on the other side until they are lightly browned on both sides.  Beware that if you try to turn them too soon the batter on the topside may be loose and you may not end up with the “perfect pancake”.
8. Once the pancakes are lightly browned on both sides serve them up with your preferred topping.
9. Wipe the pan round using the kitchen paper dipped in oil and return to step 5 to make another batch!

I’ll be working on this recipe over the next few months to develop a pancake with less banana and, if possible, no almond butter.  Almond butter is difficult to get hold of in the UK unless you live near a big town with a health-food store and is incredibly expensive.  Also, my brother-in-law is allergic to nuts and it would be good to have a tea-time treat he can eat when they next visit.

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