Pancakes with coconut filling

Pancakes with coconut filling

“I made these pancakes on Shrove Tuesday. For those of you who do not know Shrove Tuesday; it marks the beginning of Lent, a month of fasting for Christians. Shrove Tuesday is noted for the custom of eating Pancakes and hence is also known as “Pancake Tuesday”. So here’s my take on it.”

Ingredients

For the Pancakes:

130 grams Flour

¼ teaspoon baking powder

pinch Salt

1 egg

2 tablespoons melted butter

200 ml milk

few drops Vanilla Essence

Oil for frying

For the Filling:

½ freshly grated coconut

100 grams granulated sugar (or less according to your taste)

few drops of red or green food coloring

Directions

For the pancakes: Add the dry ingredients (flour, baking powder and salt) into a mixing bowl and combine quickly, then make a well into the center and add in the egg, melted butter, coconut milk and vanilla essence. Mix the whole content to a smooth liquid consistency.

Heat a non-stick pan and brush with some oil. Add about one ladle of batter. The pancakes should be very thin so try to spread the pastry as good as possible by turning the pan before it starts to harden. Cover the pan and allow it to cook for 1-2 minutes. Take it off the heat (only cook on one side!) and repeat the process with the rest of batter until it is all used up.

For the filling: In a pan add the grated fresh coconut. sugar along with a little water and place on low heat. Keep stirring until the sugar has melted and the mixture is dry. Add a few drops of food coloring of your choice and mix. Turn off the heat and let the filling cool.

Now take a single pancake and place it on a flat plate. Put some of the filling in a line. Close the pancakes from sides and then roll them up. Continue till all the filling is used. Enjoy while still warm. I guarantee you, they will be gone in minutes!