Recipe Spanish Pancakes (Frixuelos)

Frixuelos – Spanish Pancakes

Danish version below.

Ingredients

• 400ml milk
• 180g wheat flour
• 3 eggs
• 2 tbsp sugar
• ½ tsp white vinegar
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 tbsp Anís del Mono (optional)
• Vegetable or canola oil, for coating the pan

Directions

1. In a large bowl, combine the milk and eggs. Use an immersion blender to beat the mixture for approximately 10 seconds. Add the flour, sugar, salt, vinegar and Anís del Mono, and beat.
2. Preheat a crêpe pan over medium-high heat. Pour a little oil on the pan. While tilting the pan, pour batter onto the pan to thinly and evenly cover the entire surface. When the edges turn golden, flip the pancake, and brown the other side. Place the pancake on a plate. Sprinkle with a little granulated sugar. Repeat with the remaining batter.
3. Serve with orange slices, and apple compote, fruit preserves, or egg custard.

Apple Compote

Ingredients

• 4 large Pink Lady apples, peeled, cored, and cubed
• 250ml water
• 5 tbsp granulated sugar
• ¼ tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
• Pinch salt
• ½ tsp cornstarch

Directions

1. In a large saucepan, combine water, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt, and bring to a boil. Let the mixture boil for 5 minutes. Add the apples and simmer for about 20 minutes, until the apples are very tender.
2. Pour the liquid into a small saucepan and add the cornstarch. Stir well to dissolve the cornstarch. Let the mixture simmer for a few minutes until it thickens. Combine with the apples.

Frixuelos – Spanske Pandekager

Ingredienser
• 400ml mælk
• 180g hvedemel
• 3 æg
• 2 spsk sukker
• ½ tsk eddike
• ½ tsk salt
• 1 spsk Anis del Mono (valgfrit)
• Mad- eller rapsolie, til bagning

Fremgangsmåde

1. Mælk og æg hældes i en stor skål. Med en stavblender blendes blandingen i ca. 10 sekunder. Tilsæt mel, sukker, salt, eddike og Anis del Mono, og blend.
2. Varm en crêpe pan op ved mellem til høj varme. Hæld lidt olie på panden. Imens panden tiltes hældes et tyndt lag dej på panden. Når kanten er brunlig vendes pandekagen og brunes på den anden side. Læg pandekagen på en tallerken. Drys med lidt sukker. Gentag med den resterende dej.
3. Server pandekagerne med appelsinskiver og æblekompot, frugtmarmelade eller kagecreme.

Æblekompot

Ingredienser

• 4 store Pink Lady æbler, skrællet og skåret i tern
• 250ml vand
• 5 spsk sukker
• ¼ tsk stødt kanel
• 1/8 tsk stødt muskatnød
• 1 knivspids salt
• ½ tsk majsstivelse

Fremgangsmåde

1. I en stor gryde blandes vand, sukker, kanel, muskatnød og salt og bringes i kog. Lad blandingen koge i 5 minutter. Tilsæt æbler og lad blandingen simre i ca. 20 minutter, indtil æblerne er meget møre.
2. Hæld væsken i en lille gryde og tilsæt majsstivelse. Rør godt rundt for at opløse majsstivelsen. Lad blandingen simre i et par minutter, indtil den bliver tykkere. Hæld siruppen over æblerne.

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