Pancakes.....!!!

Pancakes are the easiest breakfast item to prepare... They are sweet and filling as well... You can prepare the batter a day before preparing the pancakes and store in the ref or even you can cook the pancakes, cover and store. Reheat and use the nest day. Any how I like to prepare both batter and pancakes the time I serve it. The recipe of pancake syrup has also been added to this post.

 Ingredients:
Pancake:
Flour                                                   1 cup
Egg                                                     1
Baking powder                                   1 1/2 tsp
Butter(melted)                                    2 tbsp
Milk                                                    1 cup
Sugar                                                   1 tsp
Salt                                                      1/4 tsp

For Syrup:
Brown sugar                                        1 cup
White sugar                                         1 cup
Corn syrup                                           1/2 cup
Water                                                   1 cup
Vanilla Essence                                   1 tsp

   

Method:
Pancakes:
1. In a bowl combine all dry ingredients, flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
2. In another bowl slightly beat the egg. Add milk and melted butter into this.
3. Now combine both dry and wet ingredients and mix to get a smooth batter.
4. Grease a small pan and pour about 2-3 tbsp of batter.
5. Cook one side until you see bubbles on the upper side and when they starts to break, flip and cook the other side.
6. Cook all the pancakes until the whole batter has finished.

Syrup:
1. In a small saucepan, combine brown sugar, white sugar, water, corn syrup and vanilla essence.
2. Keep this on medium heat until boil.
3. Let it cool. You can transfer this into a bottle and store in the ref for as many days as required.
4. Pour the syrup over the hot pancakes and enjoy :) :)

Coffee Macarons....!!!

Macarons have always been the trickiest to make.. But dont know thistime i felt it easy maybe thats why it came out well :) Its all about the proportion, the way you mix it up. But there is always a way out to bring it well. If you find your batter a bit loose you can add enough almond powder to stabilize the consistency....! So now on to the recipe... For a detailed recipe you can check my french macarons post.. This is just the recipe to bake the coffee macarons!

 Ingredients:

Almond powder	100 gm
Eggs aged	100 gm
Powdered sugar	180 gm
Coffee Powder	6 gm
Granulated Sugar	35 gm
For filling:
Cooking cream	¼ cup
Cooking chocolate	150 gm
Coffee powder	4 gms

Method:

1. Separate the egg whites and keep in the kitchen counter for 24 hours to age it.

2. Beat the egg whites on a stand mixer until foamy.

3. Once its foamy, start adding the granulated sugar slowly.

4. Beat this until stiff and shiny peaks are formed.

5. Now keep this aside and grind the almond powder, coffee powder and icing sugar in a grinder and sift to avoid large chunks.

6. Now slowly fold the almond misture into the egg whites. THIS IS WHERE YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL. It may take a maximum of 35-40 strokes to get it done. DONOT OVER DO! We dont want a loose batter.

7. Now layer a plain baking tray with baking sheet. Pipe the batter on to the sheet with a plain piping tip. 

8. Rest this for 15 - 20 mins until a shell forms over its top.

9. Preheat the oven to 140 C for 20 mins.

10. Bake the macarons for about 15 mins on until the feet starts to form and a little brown appears on the feet.

11. Cool this down and slowly and carefully lift from the baking sheet.

Filling:

1. In a pan bring the cooking cream to boil.

2. Add the chopped cooking chocolate and coffee powder and mix well until the chocolate is well melted.

3. Cool this down and keep refrigerated before filling the macaron shells.

4. Once its cooled well, fill the macaron shells with the filling and sandwich them.

5. Keep the macarons refrigerated. Enjoy your coffee macs!!!! :) :)