Buttermilk Pancakes With Banoffee Bananas Cream Food

BUTTERMILK PANCAKES WITH BANOFFEE BANANAS & CREAM

Steps:

• Pancakes: Sift the plain flour and baking powder together in a large bowl, and make a well in the centre. Pour in the eggs and buttermilk, then gradually whisk in the flour mixture, until you have a perfectly smooth batter. Add the milk if the batter seems a little thick.
• Heat the butter or oil in a large, non-stick frying pan over a medium heat. Add 4 large spoonfuls of the pancake batter, spaced apart, to make 9cm round pancakes. Cook for 2 minutes, until golden underneath, then flip over and cook for a further 2 minutes, until cooked through. Remove, keep warm in a low oven and repeat with the remaining batter - makes about 8 pancakes in total.
• Banoffee Bananas: Heat the sugar and golden syrup in a pan, until it forms a caramel or sticky thick sauce. Add the banana slices to the pan, shaking to coat well. Add the butter to the pan and heat for another 1-2 minutes.
• To Assemble: Take one pancake and top with some of the banoffee banana and syrup mixture - place another pancake on top and add another spoon of the banana mixture; Add the whipped cream and drizzle any remaining banoffee syrup over and around the pancake stack. Drizzle some more ginger syrup over if there is not enough. Serve immediately whilst still warm.

BANOFFEE BANANAS WITH BUTTERMILK PANCAKES, GINGER AND CREAM

Steps:

• Pancakes: Sift the plain flour and baking powder together in a large bowl, and make a well in the centre. Pour in the eggs and buttermilk, then gradually whisk in the flour mixture, until you have a perfectly smooth batter. Add the milk if the batter seems a little thick.
• Heat the butter or oil in a large, non-stick frying pan over a medium heat. Add 4 large spoonfuls of the pancake batter, spaced apart, to make 9cm round pancakes. Cook for 2 minutes, until golden underneath, then flip over and cook for a further 2 minutes, until cooked through. Remove, keep warm in a low oven and repeat with the remaining batter - makes about 8 pancakes in total.
• Banoffee Bananas: Heat the sugar and ginger syrup in a pan, until it forms a caramel or sticky thick sauce.
• Add the banana slices to the pan, shaking to coat well.
• Add the butter to the pan and heat for another 1-2 minutes.
• To Assemble: Take one pancake and top with some of the banoffee banana and ginger syrup mixture - place another pancake on top and add another spoon of the banana mixture; Add the whipped cream and drizzle any remaining ginger and toffee syrup over and around the pancake sandwich stack. (Drizzle some more ginger syrup over if there is not enough!).
• Serve immediately whilst still warm.

BANANA CREAM PANCAKES

Steps:

• For the Pancakes: In a large bowl, whisk buttermilk and egg yolks.
• In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt to blend.
• Gradually whisk flour mixture into buttermilk mixture.
• Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry and gently fold into batter.
• Preheat oven to 250^F.
• In a large nonstick skillet, melt 2 tablespoons butter over medium heat.
• Working in batches, drop batter by a 1/2 cup measure into the skillet.
• Immediately place 8 banana slices on top of each pancake.
• Cook until pancakes are light golden brown, about 3 minutes per side.
• Place cooked pancakes on baking sheet and keep warm.
• Continue until all pancakes are cooked.
• Top pancakes with Banana Cream Topping and drizzle with warm maple syrup.
• For the Banana Cream Topping: In a medium saucepan, combine bananas, apple juice, powdered sugar and lemon juice.
• Cook over medium heat about 3 minutes until bananas are very soft.
• Transfer bananas to a food processor and add 1/3 cup cooking liquid from the pan.
• Discard remaining liquid.
• Puree until smooth.
• Chill until cold.
• Beat cream in a chilled medium bowl until stiff peaks form.
• Carefully, fold cream into banana puree.
• This should be be prepared up to 2 days in advance and kept covered in the refrigerator until ready to use.

BANANA BUTTERMILK PANCAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, sift or stir together flour, sugar and baking soda; mix in walnuts.
• Combine bananas, buttermilk, eggs and butter; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened.
• In a large skillet or griddle, melt just enough butter over medium heat to coat the surface of the pan.
• Pour in about 3 tbsp.
• of batter for each pancake; cook pancakes, in batches, for 1-1/2 to 2 minutes on one side or until tiny bubbles appear on the surface and the bottom is golden brown.
• Flip and cook the second side for about 1 minute or until golden.

BUTTERMILK BANANA PANCAKES

Steps:

• Combine whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, soy flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large mixing bowl. Whisk buttermilk and egg whites into the flour mixture until no clumps remain in the resulting batter; add mashed bananas and mix well.
• Place a large non-stick skillet over medium heat. Add 1/4 teaspoon oil to the hot skillet; tilt skillet to coat cooking surface in oil. Ladle about 1/4 cup batter into the skillet. Cook until tiny air bubbles form on top, 2 to 5 minutes; turn and continue cooking until the bottom is browned, 2 to 3 minutes. Repeat with remaining oil and batter. Keep finished pancakes warm.

BANANA BUTTERMILK PANCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat a griddle or frypan to med-high heat.
• In a large bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg and salt.
• In another bowl, whisk buttermilk, mashed banana, eggs, melted butter and orange zest (if using); add to flour mixture, stir well until evenly blended Lightly oil griddle or frypan.
• Pour approximately 1/4 cup pancake batter onto griddle, cook about 3 minutes on each side Repeat, until all batter is used up.
• Keep warm in the oven.

BABY BUTTERMILK PANCAKES WITH STICKY BANANAS & BRAZILS

Steps:

• Place the flour, salt, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, sugar and vanilla seeds in a food processor and pulse briefly to blend. Add the egg yolks, butter, buttermilk and milk, then whizz to a smooth batter, scraping down the sides of the bowl once or twice. Whisk the egg whites in another bowl to soft, floppy peaks, then fold into the batter.
• Heat a heavy-bottomed frying pan until you can feel a good heat rising, then lightly oil the pan. Using a small ladle, pour in the batter to make pancakes about 10cm in diameter. Cook for about 1 min until the tops are set and little holes appear in the surface. Flip the pancakes over, brown lightly on the other side, then transfer to a tea towel placed on a wire rack and keep warm in a low oven. Repeat with the remaining batter, stacking the pancakes as they are cooked.
• To serve, pour the sugar into a mixing bowl and toss the Brazil nuts and bananas through it. Tip into a pan, heat through to melt the sugar, then toss together as everything begins to caramelise. When the nuts and bananas are golden brown, remove from the heat and stir in the maple syrup. Arrange the pancakes on a serving dish and spoon over the nut and banana mix, then serve with extra syrup and a dollop of yogurt or crème fraîche.