Viva!s Sweet or Savoury Pancakes

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Ingredients

• 175ml/6fl oz soya milk
• 175ml/6fl oz water
• 175g/6oz plain flour, sieved
• 2 tbsp chick pea flour, sieved
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tbsp sunflower oil
• Pinch of salt
• Oil for frying or lo-cal spray
• or for a simple savoury filling:
• 2 tsp olive oil or oil spray
• 1 small onion (red or white), chopped fine
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 100g/4oz mushrooms, sliced quite thick
• 1 tsp mixed dried herbs
• A little allspice or ground nutmeg
• 200g/7oz spinach, chopped roughly (baby spinach is best ? if using
• bigger leaves, remove tough stalks)
• 1 tbsp shoyu or tamari soya sauce

Method

• Instructions for Sweet version
• 1. Pre-heat oven to 170°C/350°F/Gas Mark 3.
• 2. Place all of the ingredients, except the oil for frying, in a blender
• and blend until smooth. Alternatively, place all dry ingredients in a
• mixing bowl, make a well in the middle and add the liquid gradually. Use
• a whisk and beat until there are no lumps.
• 3. Heat a small amount of oil in a frying pan until piping hot. Drain
• off any excess (or use low-cal spray, as above).
• 4. Pour enough of the batter mixture in to the frying pan to thinly
• cover the bottom. Swirl the pan gently to distribute the batter evenly.
• 5. Fry on one side for about a minute. Loosen the edges with a spatula
• and flip.
• 6. Fry the other side for another minute or until done.
• 7. Remove from pan and keep warm in the oven on a low setting.
• 8. Add more oil/spray to the pan if and when necessary and repeat steps
• 3 to 6 until all of the mixture is used up.
• 9. Serve drizzled with syrup/lemon juice.
• Instructions for savoury version
• 1. In a heavy-bottomed saucepan or non-stick frying pan, heat the oil.
• 2. Saute (gently fry) the onion and garlic until the onion becomes
• translucent.
• 3. Add the mushrooms and fry for a few minutes until they start to turn
• golden brown.
• 4. Add herbs and allspice/nutmeg.
• 5. Add the spinach and cook until it starts wilt.
• 6. Add the soya sauce and stir everything well so the flavours get well
• mixed in.
• 7. Spoon the filling into hot pancakes, roll them up and serve.

About

• Difficulty: Easy
• Preparation: Fry
• Provides: 4 servings
• Vegginess:: Vegan

Type

• Other

Timings

• Preparation: 15 minutes
• Cooking: 15 minutes
• Total: 30 minutes

Allergy details

• Dairy free
• Egg free

Author

This recipe was reproduced with the kind permission of lindaw.