Jam doughnut pancake
Jam doughnut pancake
By: Suzy Pelta
Course: Desserts

Suzy demonstrated this delicious recipe at BBC Good Food Show Winter 2023. 

During the eight days of Chanukah, it’s tradition to eat fried foods to commemorate the miraculous oil that kept the menorah lit for eight days instead of one in the time of Judah the Maccabee.

Serves: 6
Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients

2 eggs
300ml milk
250g self-raising flour
2 tsp baking powder
25g caster sugar
50g melted unsalted butter, plus extra for frying
12 tsp (around 75g) strawberry jam
granulated sugar, to finish

Method

  1. Whisk the eggs and milk together in a jug or bowl until smooth. Combine the self-raising flour, baking powder and a pinch of salt in a separate large bowl.

  2. Pour the egg and milk mixture into the flour mixture and stir until combined. Add the caster sugar and stir. Pour in the melted butter and stir until everything is combined. Set aside for 30 mins if you have time (this step will produce thicker pancakes), or start cooking straight away.

  1. Heat a generous knob of butter in a large, non-stick frying pan set over a medium heat. When the butter looks frothy, ladle some batter into the pan. Allow the batter to cook for 30 seconds before carefully spooning 2 tsp jam into the middle of the pancake (use a second spoon to tease the jam off its spoon). Be careful not to dollop it on – you want the jam to spread slightly. Next, carefully spoon over just enough batter to cover the jam. The pancake will spread a little.

  1. Cook the pancake on one side for about 2 mins – bubbles should be appearing on the surface and the edges will start to set. If the base is getting too dark, turn the heat down. Carefully flip the pancake over with a fish slice and cook for a further 1-2 mins on the other side until golden. Repeat until all the batter is used up, wiping out the butter between each pancake.

  1. Serve your pancakes topped with granulated sugar for the perfect chanukah doughnut (sufganiyot)/pancake hybrid experience. Chag Sameach!
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