Banana & Double-Almond Polenta Pancakes
It is a bank-holiday weekend... 4 days off work are something to be celebrated whether for religious reasons or otherwise! But as I have had a quiet Easter and have not over-indulged in any real-terms... I decided today that it wasn't too late! Haha! But fear not- though they look very naughts, and indeed have a little more in the way of sugar and sweetness than you may be accustomed to on my blog- these were definitely not as sinful as they may first appear :-)
And I'd say that's a good thing!
You may have seen me rustle-up this kind of thing before where I like to make a little go a long way... if not- you may not believe that I made this yummy little stack of pancakes from only 1 egg! That and a half of a banana were the starting point to this delicious little breakfast- and I bet if I had said "I am preparing you an egg and half a banana for breakfast" for breakfast, you would have been disappointed, right? But would you have been disappointed in these? Hmmm... I don't think so!
So as I said- I started off here with just one egg, to which I added 3 tablespoons of polenta, 2 tablespoons of flour, 2 tablespoons of ground almonds, 1 tablespoon of baking powder and 1 tablespoon of plain yogurt. I whisked this all together until it became nice and smooth, then added 2 tablespoons of slivered almonds, a pinch of salt, a teaspoon of cinnamon and Stevia or sugar to taste - you know me!
Next, came half of a banana, which I mashed down with a fork until it became very soft and easy to work into the batter. I stirred it in and let the batter rest for 10 minutes. Being a practical sort, of course I used that time to tidy up- one of the most important things when you're cooking is to keep things tidy!
Next step was of course to fry these little lovelies up :-) and I did that using just a tiny bit of clarified butter... which is all you need if you use a non-stick pan. I kept a little dishful of slivered almonds handy, so that I could sprinkle them on top of the pancakes as I fried them, and began- 2 tablespoons of batter per pancake. The mixture is quite a soft and fluffy one, so you need to be careful when flipping them over, but as soon as I noticed that the underside was done, I sprinkled them with slivered almond and carefully flipped them to fry from the other side for just 1-2 minutes more.
Once they were finished, I gave them a generous sprinkle of powdered sugar and because I was in the mood today- a nice squeeze of honey on top! I didn't do Maple syrup as I wanted a different flavor to the usual... and the polenta, almonds and banana saw to that nicely. Yummy, fluffy and a whole lot of fun... so these are one little treat I am sure you will enjoy!
It is a bank-holiday weekend... 4 days off work are something to be celebrated whether for religious reasons or otherwise! But as I have had a quiet Easter and have not over-indulged in any real-terms... I decided today that it wasn't too late! Haha! But fear not- though they look very naughts, and indeed have a little more in the way of sugar and sweetness than you may be accustomed to on my blog- these were definitely not as sinful as they may first appear :-)
And I'd say that's a good thing!
You may have seen me rustle-up this kind of thing before where I like to make a little go a long way... if not- you may not believe that I made this yummy little stack of pancakes from only 1 egg! That and a half of a banana were the starting point to this delicious little breakfast- and I bet if I had said "I am preparing you an egg and half a banana for breakfast" for breakfast, you would have been disappointed, right? But would you have been disappointed in these? Hmmm... I don't think so!
So as I said- I started off here with just one egg, to which I added 3 tablespoons of polenta, 2 tablespoons of flour, 2 tablespoons of ground almonds, 1 tablespoon of baking powder and 1 tablespoon of plain yogurt. I whisked this all together until it became nice and smooth, then added 2 tablespoons of slivered almonds, a pinch of salt, a teaspoon of cinnamon and Stevia or sugar to taste - you know me!
Next, came half of a banana, which I mashed down with a fork until it became very soft and easy to work into the batter. I stirred it in and let the batter rest for 10 minutes. Being a practical sort, of course I used that time to tidy up- one of the most important things when you're cooking is to keep things tidy!
Next step was of course to fry these little lovelies up :-) and I did that using just a tiny bit of clarified butter... which is all you need if you use a non-stick pan. I kept a little dishful of slivered almonds handy, so that I could sprinkle them on top of the pancakes as I fried them, and began- 2 tablespoons of batter per pancake. The mixture is quite a soft and fluffy one, so you need to be careful when flipping them over, but as soon as I noticed that the underside was done, I sprinkled them with slivered almond and carefully flipped them to fry from the other side for just 1-2 minutes more.
Once they were finished, I gave them a generous sprinkle of powdered sugar and because I was in the mood today- a nice squeeze of honey on top! I didn't do Maple syrup as I wanted a different flavor to the usual... and the polenta, almonds and banana saw to that nicely. Yummy, fluffy and a whole lot of fun... so these are one little treat I am sure you will enjoy!
Hallo,
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Da hätte ich auch gern probiert!
Herzliche Grüße
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Anfrieda aus NRW in
Deutschland
Ich freu mich sehr das es Dir gefällt Anfrieda! Viel Spass beim nachkochen! Francesco
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