makes
16
prep
10 minutes
cook
30 minutes
difficulty
Easy
makes
16
serves
preparation
10
minutes
cooking
30
minutes
difficulty
Easy
level
Ingredients
- 225 g (1½ cups) plain flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 55 g (¼ cup) caster sugar
- 600 ml buttermilk
- 3 eggs, separated
- 1 lime, zested
- 50 g melted and cooled butter, plus 1 tsp extra butter, to cook
- 1 coconut, juice removed, flesh shaved using a vegetable peeler
Makrut lime maple syrup
- 250 ml (1 cup) maple syrup
- 8 makrut lime leaves (see Note)
Steeping time 30 minutes
Instructions
To make makrut lime maple syrup, place maple syrup in a pan with lime leaves over medium-low heat. Bring to a simmer then remove from heat and set aside to steep for 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 120°C. Sift flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and sugar together with a pinch of salt. Combine buttermilk and egg yolks in a bowl with lime zest and melted butter. Set aside.
Whisk egg whites to soft peaks in a clean bowl. Combine buttermilk mixture with dry ingredients, then fold in egg whites in 2 batches. Heat 1 tsp butter in a frying pan over medium-low heat. Add ¼ cup batter to pan and cook for 45 seconds on each side or until golden. Keep warm in oven and repeat with remaining batter to make 16 pancakes.
Drizzle pancakes with lime maple syrup and serve scattered with shaved coconut.
Note
• makrut lime leaves are available from greengrocers and Asian food shops.
Photography Chris Chen
As seen in Feast magazine, February 2014, Issue 28.
Cook's Notes
Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.
