Recipe for Stuffed Pan Cakes
Ingredients
- For pancakes:
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup fine semolina(sooji rava)
- 1 tablespoon Flax seed meal(optional)
- 1 teaspoon active dry yeast
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 1 1/2 cups warm water
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoon vegetable oil
- For the Dry Fruit and Nut Filling:
- 1 cup nut (walnuts,roasted almonds,pistachios)coarsely chopped
- 1 cup dry fruits(figs,dates,cherries ,cranberries or raisins),chopped
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon orange blossom water(or rose water)
- For Orange Blossom Syrup:
- (makes a light syrup)
- 1 1/2 cup water
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoon Orange blossom water(or rose water).
Cooking Directions
Prepare the batter:
Combine the yeast, sugar and warm water in a mixing bowl. Add the flours ,semolina, and salt.
Mix thoroughly to make a smooth batter.Cover and allow to rise for an hour.
Filling and Syrup:
Mix all the ingredients of the filling and set aside.
To make the syrup,bring the water and sugar to a boil.
Simmer until reduced to 1 cup,mix in the orange blossom water.Turn off the heat.
Make and bake or fry the pancakes:
Heat a non-stick pan over medium heat.
Add a little water in the batter if needed.Grease pan with little oil,using a ladle pour the batter ,spread if need for a nice rounded pancakes.
Do not flip the pancakes,allow to cook until the the bubbles have formed and the surface of the pancake is dry.
Remove them on to a plate and arrange in a single layer. Finish making pancakes with rest of the batter.
To stuff the pancakes ,hold them bubbled side up,make a pocket(see the images).
Place about a tablespoon of filling in each.Just pinch all over the edges to close them.
Repeat same with rest of the pancakes.
To Bake:
Preheat oven to 350F(180C).Arrange the stuffed pancakes on a baking sheet.Bake for about 10-15 minutes,until lightly crisp.
Shallow fry(Not preferable ,increases the fat calories in the pancakes)
In a big non-stick pan,add 2 tablespoon of vegetable oil and fry the pancakes ,about a minute on each side.
After baking or frying them,pour the syrup immediately all over the pancakes.Serve warm with fresh fruit,sprinkle with orange zest and grated nuts .
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