Ham Griddle Cakes Food

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.

RICE GRIDDLE CAKES

Steps:

• Boil the rice and drain thoroughly.
• Sift the flour, salt and baking powder together.
• Rub the butter into the flour and add the rice.
• Beat the egg and add with enough milk to make a soft dough that will drop off a spoon.
• Drop a tablespoonful of the mixture at a time on to a hot greased griddle.

HAM GRIDDLE CAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine flour and baking powder. In another bowl, beat the eggs and milk. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in ham. , Pour the batter by 1/4 cupfuls onto a lightly greased hot griddle. Turn when bubbles form on top. Cook until the second side is golden brown. Serve with syrup.

HAM AND CHEESE GRIDDLE CAKES

Steps:

• Mix first 5 ingredients in large bowl to blend. Whisk buttermilk, egg yolks and 1 1/2 tablespoons melted butter in medium bowl to blend. Whisk into dry ingredients. Mix in cheese and ham. Beat egg whites in another bowl to stiff peaks. Fold whites into batter in 2 additions.
• Heat 1 tablespoon melted butter in large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Working in batches, pour batter into skillet by 1/4 cupfuls. Cook until cakes are puffed and golden, adding more butter skillet for each batch if necessary, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer to plates. Serve with maple syrup.