Cornmeal And Currant Griddlecakes With Apple Cinnamon Syrup Food

CORNMEAL AND CURRANT GRIDDLECAKES WITH APPLE-CINNAMON SYRUP

Steps:

• Make syrup:
• Boil syrup ingredients in a large saucepan until reduced to 3/4 cup.
• Make griddlecakes:
• Whisk together flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl, then stir in currants. Stir together yogurt and eggs with a fork in another bowl and stir into flour mixture with melted butter just until incorporated.
• Heat a lightly greased large nonstick skillet over moderately low heat until hot. Pour 1/4-cup measures of batter into skillet in batches, forming 3 1/2-inch cakes, and cook about 3 minutes, or until undersides are golden. Turn and cook 1 minute more, or until golden. Transfer to a baking sheet and keep warm in a 250°F oven while cooking remaining cakes.
• Serve griddlecakes with warm syrup.

CORNMEAL GRIDDLECAKES WITH RASPBERRY JALAPENO TOPPING

Steps:

• Place the cornmeal in a large mixing bowl and pour the boiling water over it, stirring well to combine. Add the flour, salt, baking powder, egg, melted butter and milk. Beat the batter until it is mixed. Add the corn kernels and stir until thoroughly mixed.
• Heat a griddle over medium high heat. Brush the hot griddle with oil or butter. Spoon about 2 tablespoons of batter for each pancake and cook until bubbles break on top of the pancakes. Flip and cook a few minutes until the bottoms are golden. Spoon Raspberry Jalapeno Topping over pancakes.
• In a small saucepan over low heat, combine the berries, jalapeno, lemon juice and sugar. Gently stir just until heated through and berries begin to fall apart. Remove from heat, stir in the mint and spoon over Cornmeal Griddlecakes.

CORNMEAL GRIDDLECAKES WITH RASPBERRY JALAPENO TOPPING

Steps:

• Place the cornmeal in a large mixing bowl and pour the boiling water over it, stirring well to combine. Add the flour, salt, baking powder, egg, melted butter and milk. Beat the batter until it is mixed. Add the corn kernels and stir until thoroughly mixed.
• Heat a griddle over medium high heat. Brush the hot griddle with oil or butter. Spoon about 2 tablespoons of batter for each pancake and cook until bubbles break on top of the pancakes. Flip and cook a few minutes until the bottoms are golden. Spoon Raspberry Jalapeno Topping over pancakes.
• In a small saucepan over low heat, combine the berries, jalapeno, lemon juice and sugar. Gently stir just until heated through and berries begin to fall apart. Remove from heat, stir in the mint and spoon over Cornmeal Griddlecakes.

CORNMEAL GRIDDLE CAKES

Steps:

• Pour cornmeal into a large bowl; cover with boiling water. Let stand until slightly softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in flour, sugar, melted butter, baking powder, and salt. Mix in milk and egg until batter is smooth.
• Heat a lightly greased griddle over medium heat. Drop spoonfuls of batter onto the griddle and cook until edges are dry, 2 to 3 minutes. Flip and cook until browned on the other side, 2 to 3 minutes more. Repeat with remaining batter.

CINNAMON GRIDDLE CAKES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine flour, sugar, salt, baking powder and cinnamon.
• In a separate large bowl, beat together eggs, milk, corn syrup, butter and vanilla extract. Stir in the flour mixture.
• Heat a lightly oiled griddle or frying pan over medium low heat. Pour or scoop the batter onto the griddle, using approximately 1/4 cup for each pancake. Brown on both sides and serve hot.
• While pancakes are cooking, mix the icing. Combine confectioners' sugar, vanilla extract and enough milk to make a liquid frosting. Drizzle frosting on hot pancakes before serving.

GRIDDLE CAKES

Steps:

• Lightly grease a heavy nonstick pan (i.e. spray with non-stick cooking spray), and start heating it at medium-high heat.
• Sift together the dry ingredients in one bowl.
• In a separate bowl, combine the eggs, milk, and butter.
• Now combine the dry and wet ingredients together, stirring just enough to moisten the dry ingredients. Do not worry about getting rid of all of the lumps. (It is important to combine the dry and wet ingredients separately, and then combine them together to reduce the amount of time that the gluten in the flour has to toughen up.).
• Pour the batter onto the hot pan in about 4" circles.
• Flip the cakes when they get bubbly on the one side.
• Continue cooking until the bottom browns. I usually peek by pulling up the edge with a spatula.
• If the griddle cakes are cooking too fast, reduce the heat.
• Never flip the griddle cakes more than once as this will make them heavy.
• Serve the griddle cakes immediately even if this means that people have to eat at different times because there are not enough to go around when the first batch comes off of the griddles.

APPLE CINNAMON CORNMEAL PANCAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, stir together oat flakes, cornmeal, flour, baking powder, and cinnamon until evenly blended.
• Add the apple sauce, egg replacer, milk, and stir until"just mixed.
• "Portion out about 3/4 to 1 cup of the batter onto a hot non-stick pan or lightly oiled frying pan and cover with a lid.
• Let sit on medium heat until the center starts to bubble and become sturdy.
• Flip the pancake over and cook the other side until golden brown.
• Repeat process until all the batter is gone.
• Top with maple syrup.

CORNMEAL CINNAMON ROLLS

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine milk and cornmeal. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Add the sugar, butter and salt; cool to 110°-115°. , In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add the eggs, cornmeal mixture and 2 cups flour; beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. , Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. , Meanwhile, place raisins in a saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil; remove from heat. Cover and let stand for 15 minutes. Drain; set aside. , Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide in half. Roll each into a 12-in. x 10-in. rectangle; brush with melted butter. Combine the sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg if desired; sprinkle over dough to within 1/2 in. of edges. Sprinkle with raisins. , Roll up, jelly-roll style, starting with a long side; pinch seam to seal. Cut each into 12 slices. Place, cut side down, in two greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pans. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 1 hour. , Bake at 375° for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool in pans on wire racks., For frosting, combine the sugar, butter, cream cheese, extract and enough milk to achieve desired consistency. Spread or drizzle over rolls. Refrigerate leftovers.