Mango pancakes
Recipe video above. Everybody's favourite at yum cha! Forget the long weekend queues, make them yourself. It's 75% cheaper and they taste exactly like the real thing.If this is your first time, allow for some crepe-learning causalities (hence I say 9 - 12 pancakes). Even better, just double
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Ingredients
- 1 cup milk (, full fat)
- 1/3 cup plain flour ((all-purpose flour))
- 1/4 cup cornflour / cornstarch
- 1/4 cup icing sugar / powdered sugar
- 3 large eggs ((55-60g/2oz each))
- 1/4 tsp yellow food colouring ((Note 1))
- Canola oil spray
- 2 large ripe mangoes (, skin peeled with a knife, cut into 10 to 12 pieces (7 x 2.5 x 1 cm, 3 x 1 x 1/2"))
- 3/4 cup thickened/heavy cream (, fridge cold)
- 3 tbsp icing sugar / powdered sugar (, sifted)
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Steps
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Batter - Place the milk in a bowl. Sift the flour, cornflour and icing sugar in then whisk until lump free. Add eggs and food colouring, whisk until combined. It will be a very thin, watery batter.
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Refrigerate for 1 hour. (Note 3)
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Measure batter - Give the batter a mix (to stir in flour settled at bottom) then measure out 45 ml (3 tbsp) of crepe batter.
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Non-stick pan - Use a 18cm/7" non-stick pan (Note 4). Spray lightly with oil then heat over a medium low stove.
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Cook pancake - Pour the batter into the middle - it should sizzle very lightly - then swirl to cover the base in a thin layer. Cook for 45 seconds to 1 minute or until the middle is set to touch. About halfway through cooking, start loosening the edges with a rubber spatula to ensure it flips out easily.
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Flip the crepe out upside down onto a large cutting board. GOAL: Surface is set, underside has no golden patches. (Note 5) Adjust heat as needed.
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Cook more! Spray pan with oil then continue cooking the pancakes. You can flip them out on top of each other.
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Cool - Full cool the crepes for 1 hour before using.
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Cream - Just before assembling, place the cream, icing sugar and vanilla in a cold bowl and beat until stiff (about 2 minutes on speed 8 of a 10 speed hand mixer).
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Filling - Place a crepe on a work surface so the side that was in contact with the pan is facing up. (Note 6) Spread 1cm/1/3" thick layer of cream one-third of the way up the pancake, in the shape of a piece of mango. Top with mango.
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Roll, burrito style (see step photos or video), ending with the seam-side down. Repeat with remaining pancakes.
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Serve immediately! Mango pancakes wait for no-one (due to the cream).
💰 Cost Estimate
📋 Price Breakdown (18% ingredients detected)
| Ingredient | Amount | Unit Price | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|---|
| milk | 1 cup | - | - |
| plain flour | 0.3333333333333333 cup | - | - |
| cornflour / cornstarch | 0.25 cup | - | - |
| icing sugar / powdered sugar | 0.25 cup | $0.50/100g | $0.30 |
| large eggs | 3 | - | - |
| yellow food colouring | 0.25 tsp | - | - |
| Canola oil spray | - | - | - |
| large ripe mangoes | 2 | - | - |
| thickened/heavy cream | 0.75 cup | - | - |
| icing sugar / powdered sugar | 3 tbsp | $0.50/100g | $0.23 |
| vanilla extract | 0.5 tsp | - | - |
*Estimated market prices, may vary by region
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