Ube Pancakes…
The Motley Crew’s breakfast yesterday. I was supposed to make Ube Halay (Ube Jam) but I made an executive decision as the boys were hungry.
Dry:
4 Cups All Purpose Flour
4 Teaspoons of Baking Powder
1/2 Teaspoons of NaCl
1-2 Tablespoons of Sugar
Wet:
4 Eggs Separated!
3-4 Cups of liquid (I used 1/2 Whole Milk and 1/2 Coconut Milk)
4 Tablespoons of melted then cooled butter
1 Teaspoon of Vanilla Extract (You could add Ube Extract to intensify the flavor)
16 ounces of grated Ube (I used frozen)
Directions:
Sift all the dry ingredients together into a bowl
Separate the eggs out with yolks into the bigger bowl (this will be your mixing bowl in the end)
Beat the egg yolks and add the extract (of your choice) and half of the 3-4cups of liquid.
Note: control the amount of liquid as this will determine the thickness of your pancake!
Add in the butter and the Ube
If you feel that the mixture is thick, add more liquid
Add your dry ingredients to the blended wet ingredients and mix.
It should be thick…a whisk should be able to mix it with some resistance.
If there is a lot of resistance slowly add more liquid till the desired consistency
Whip the egg whites to a stiff froth
This adds lift to your pancakes
Fold in the egg whites into the mixture and warm up your skillet
Skillet should be hot but not enough to scorch your butter when added or Pam or whatever oil you are adding to create that nonstick surface.
Cook until the edges brown then flip over
Serve with a pat of butter and some warm Maple Syrup
Optional additions:
Chocolate chips (the boys loved this)
Bananas
Diced nuts of your choice
Please keep in mind that I fed 3 adults, 1 child and a teenage boy…I have leftover batter for the teenager tomorrow about, 1 quart. If you are making this for yourself or for that special person…cut the recipe in half.
The above bullet points are guidelines and pancakes tend to be a very forgiving recipe that you can get away with eye balling measurements and adding of the option of your choice to play around with the taste and or nutritional content.
Play around with it and make it your own!
