No flipping pancakes for me... Drop them!
>> Saturday, 20 February 2010
There's only one way I like to have my pancakes - dropped!
Due to our Portuguese heritage, the pancakes we make and enjoy in Guyana are different; some of you may know them as Malasadas or Portuguese Donuts. My friends we are talking here about pillowy soft balls of goodness. You can't just eat one or two. It's no wonder they are especially made the day before Lent starts so that we can ease our conscience by saying that we will be fasting... Read more about this excellent Portuguese creation and I guarantee you that you will want to try the recipe because it is so easy to make. Go on click here for the column and the recipe.
A couple of weeks ago, I also tried Lubos's Grandmother's Apple Pancakes and they were very good. I think that it is a stroke of genius to separate the eggs, beating the whites stiff and then folding it in to the batter, it really makes a difference to the airyness of the pancake. Actually, if you're only making plain pancakes, I'd highly recommend you make it this way, you'll love the texture. I made the following adjustments to the recipe - I added 2 teaspoons of baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon of ground cinnamon to the batter.
And now on to some news. A few weeks ago, I threw out a challenge. To that end, some blogger friends who accepted the challenge and I have created a blog where we will be logging the everyday food we make that's considered vegan or vegetarian. For more details and information on joining us, click here.
Happy Weekend everyone!
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51 comments:
Those Portuguese maslandas look very much like Greek Loukoumades and I love them so!
The Malasadas look scrumptious! And I love the idea of separating the eggs for the apple pancake batter, sounds excellent!
I love the new layout! And these look sooooo delicious, who would not love these in place of flat pancakes?! I bet my daughter would go head-over-heals for these :)
Mmm my kind of pancakes! Lovely!
oh girl now I can say to you "you're killing me" (you always say it to me) ha ha. seriously though, nice, what I wouldn't give for a few of these.
Mmm those look like a cross between a doughnut and a pancake...the best of both!!!
malasadas look like donut holes... it's ready for the taking... i love the idea of just dropping them instead of flipping!
Mmm... deep-fried dough! How can we NOT want some?!
i did not know these malasadas but iti s worth trying !! cheers from French foodie Pierre
I am all for dropped pancakes. Looks so good.
Gorgeous pancakes and Malasadas!
Cheers,
Rosa
Cyn,
I need a pile of Guyanese pancakes please.
They both sound delicious Cynthia. Also congratulations on your new neterprise:D
Hi Cynthia, I've learned so much this pancake week. Just yesterday I was speaking with a Dutch woman who was telling me all about the history of Faschnacht. I didn't actually get to see them but from her description, they sounded quite similar to your "no flipping pancakes." Pancake Week sure is a week filled with pancake diversity!!!
Thanks for sharing...
Love the new look.
Malasadas are one of the food stuffs that I sorely miss from when I lived in Hawai'i. There they're usually shook in granulated sugar; I love the idea of honey on them, reminds me of loukoumades!
It's always so interesting to read your articles Cynthia. You have had such great education from your mother. And I never new the heritage of the people of Guyana.. so glad to know now. The Malasadas look delicious. My husband grew up with something similar but I have never made it before.. they dust theirs with the powdered sugar.
I've never heard of malasadas, but they look so fantastic that I may have to change that very soon. I love the simplicity of it as well. As usual, you have great, enticing photos. Take care!
Malasadas looks like "sweet panniyaram" we mash ripe bananas (for sweetness) in AP flour, little baking soda, green cardamom and deep fry!Oh,we have lots of similarity!
The pic is just awesome with syrup!
Well, I do love the dropped ones too. And in Brazil the name for Malassada is 'somho' (dream). Good ones, ah!!!
Got to be honest, pancakes is one of those things my taste buds just can't appreciate. However our girls do get a kick out of them the few times a year we make them. Not sure if they'll take to the drop ones though. Though they're very adventurous with their eating habits.. they like traditional.
happy cooking
chris...
Tis cruel! To eat such scrumptious pancakes and then spend 40 days not able to have them?! :)
I like it that your syrup is homemade. I am not crazy about Aunt Jeminas due to its high fructose content and its so hard to find original maple syrup eveywhere.
First time knowing aobut these masalandas. Well i woudn't mind to have the whole plate. Looks so yumm.
Ooooh they look delish!!
Thank you! This looks great!!
Oh yeah, they look fabulous. We just found out about Apple Aebleskivers at the Foodbuzz Festival last Fall. Yours look kinda like those round Danish cakes!
YAY for our new veggie blog!
LL
Beautiful!
Oh my! they sure look different and a sure tasty ones! )
Beaten egg whites and folding in the batter makes everything so fluffy, I love that too. Apple Pancakes looks yummy! :)
hi cynthia... i make pancakes almost every thursday, i hated everything disciplinary and orderly growing up in an army home - including meal days - but now i find myself doing just that!!! so Thursdays its pancakes! i like the idea of separating the eggs - shall try it :)
happy fasting!
I remembering chowing down on malasadas on trips to Hawaii. No matter how big a plate lunch we ate, there was ALWAYS room for one of those airy, sweet donuts at the end. ;)
I wish you were my neighbour, Cynthia. You've described eating those pancakes in a way that is bound to make anyone feel hungry.
I would love to taste some of these right now!
Hi Cynthia, Thank you again for the beautiful post.This is a recipe my daughter would love.
Debby (formally "olive the other relish")
Looks awesome and tempting!! Nice idea!
Gorgeous pancakes! Love them simple n sweet.
They look scrumptious and like Peter said they look like Greek loukoumades only we don't add eggs in the Greek ones.
loved both type of pancakes... :) I can imagine how tasty they would have been...!
Oh they do look lovely ! Thank heavens they are made a day earlier. But I bet they taste the best when they are warm. One could easily polish off a few :)
Cynthia,
Now that's a lovely donut recipe! Did you play the "guess what it looks like?" game once you throw the blobs in the hot oil?
cheers!
Gabi.
Donuts or pancakes - I love 'em all!
I've had donuts like these before, though I doubt as good as yours. Done well, they are absolutely terrific and irresistible!
I think my friends mom makes something similar to this since she is from Goa. I can vouch for its divine taste :)
Fine with me too...as long as it wasn't dropped onto the floor! Hehehe...
those lil pancake balls look so darn cute! i think this would be a lot easier to eat than a stack of pancakes!
I've never had malasadas before, looks really good esp with the syrup.
I love the new look of your website - even more fabulous if it is possible :)
And yes, as an Indian I love eating with my hands!
"Serve me up baby".....anytime, I am famished and anyone of your pancakes will do for me.
Cynthia, I love the new look of your blog- very clean and simple.
Mmmmmm.. i am all in for the dropped ones.
Hi Cynthia, thanks for trying my grandma's pancakes!! She will be proud to know her recipe made it across the big pond. And don't forget to let me know what you think of the "fried hamburger", if you do make it.
I can see I have been away from here for too long! Almost didn't recognise your blog. Like the new look.
Must try separating whites and yolks next time I make pancakes.
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