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Rainbow Pancake Stacks
Malay Heritage

Rainbow Pancake Stacks

First thing in the morning of 2010, I was greeted by a fireworks of flavour in the form of pancakes....

Prep15m
Cook30m
Total45m
Difficultyeasy

First thing in the morning of 2010, I was greeted by a fireworks of flavour in the form of pancakes....courtesy of my daughter Izarra. What a fantastic way to begin a new year..... Happy New Year everyone!!!!

Ingredients

6 servings
  • plain flour1 cup
  • baking powder2 tsp
  • salt0.5 tsp
  • sugar2 tsp
  • butter, melted2 tbsp
  • egg (Grade A)1 large
  • milk0.8 cup
  • each of 4 different colourings (eg.green, purple, red, orange)1 tsp
  • each of 4 different flavourings (eg. banana, pandan, strawberry, orange0.5 tsp

Instructions

  1. 1.

    Put all the dry ingredients into the wet mixture.

  2. 2.

    Mix very briefly, just to combine.

  3. 3.

    Separate the batter equally into four different containers.

  4. 4.

    Drop 1 tsp of colouring (let's say, green) in one bowl & 3 other different colouring (eg purple, red, orange) in the other three bowls separately Choose 4 different flavourings (eg banana, pandan, strawberry, orange) and put in 1/2 a tsp of each flavouring into each separate bowl.

  5. 5.

    Lightly butter a griddle or an egg pan.Drop 2 tablespoons batter of one colour onto the griddle or pour into the egg pan.When bubbles begin to appear & the sides brown a little, flip the pancake over with a spatula.Continue this same process until all the four different coloured batter is used up.

  6. 6.

    Stack the pancakes alternately between the different colours.Serve them with any topping of your choice.

  7. 7.

    I like mine with pure honey :-)