There's nothing like a warm pancake on a cold morning. My father, while he doesn't cook much, has a curious natural talent for breakfast foods. His pancakes were a common feature on weekend mornings when I was growing up and they always included fresh sliced strawberries and real maple syrup.
I find myself craving warm, butter-fried dough in the winter months. I recently shared my recipe for savory Chive & Sour Cream Waffles with you. In keeping with this theme, here is my recipe for fluffy Matcha Pancakes.
Matcha Pancakes
Ingredients
1.5 C flour
2.5 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
3 Tbl sugar
1 Tbl matcha powder
.25 tsp ground ginger
.25 tsp ground cinnamon
1 C milk
3 eggs
4 Tbl unsalted butter, melted and cooled (plus more for greasing the pan)
Method
Whisk or sift together all dry ingredients in a medium sized bowl.
Whisk wet ingredients in another medium sized bowl.
Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and gently mix until the batter just comes together. Do not over mix or your pancakes will be flat and dense.
Let batter sit for at least 15 minutes.
Heat a pan on low-medium heat. Melt some butter in the pan. I used my crumpet rings to give these pancakes their uniform shape and height. If you are doing so, be sure to grease the insides of the crumpet rings as well. (Crumpet rings are also great for cooking uniformly shaped eggs.)
Fill the crumpet rings halfway with batter.
When bubbles begin to form on the tops of the pancakes and the bottoms have nicely browned, flip them.
Cook about one more minute or until golden brown.
I mixed together some vanilla yogurt and a few pinches of matcha powder to make a complimentary topping. A small dusting of matcha powder over the pancake stack makes for a pleasing presentation. Real maple syrup or fresh fruit would also work well.
what? yum. where do you find your matcha? i have always had a hard time getting my hands on it. and you should totally bring these to work. :)
Posted by: Jen | February 27, 2008 at 00:04
Oh these look wonderful!
Posted by: Lydia | February 29, 2008 at 20:18
I find myself craving warm, butter-fried dough in the winter months.
This is so the in thing at our house in the winter. They are a treat for the kids as well, nice one, and scrumcious.
Love your work.
Posted by: Gerard | March 01, 2008 at 17:37
Oh those look so tasty! That's some serious comfort food!
Posted by: Anali | March 03, 2008 at 17:14
I have been seeing a lot of matcha recipes lately. I have to admit I'm not a bif fan of green tea but I might have to give it a chance again. These pancakes look lovely cooked in the crumpet molds.
Posted by: Aran | March 18, 2008 at 07:55
YUM! I love breakfast foods, and I've never tried these...I might just have to give them a whirl this weekend :). Thanks for the idea!
Sophie
Posted by: Sophie | March 19, 2008 at 09:41
Jen, a very sweet woman from the LTHforum sent me my matcha. I am nearly out so I will let you know where I find it next.
Thank you Lydia and Anali!
Gerard, there really is something about winter weekend mornings that makes pancakes perfect!
Aran, great blog! Thank you for stopping by. I love my little pancake molds, they make everything so pretty.
Sophie, I hope they work well for you. Let me know how it goes!
Posted by: gemma | March 25, 2008 at 13:41