Ep. 4 || Caramelized Cantaloup on Spiced-Eggless Pancake (EASY Vegetarian/Vegan
Hey guys!
This one is probably the most experimental video I’ll post on the channel. It’s the very first one I filmed for the purposes of a cooking channel a certain while ago. It’s far from perfect, but still deemed worth posting because the final product was absolutely delightful. Thank you for watching & being here, see you in the next one, take care!
Pancakes
1 cup of flour
1 teaspoon of baking powder
1 teaspoon of sugar
¼ teaspoon of salt
½ teaspoon of cinnamon (optional)
¼ teaspoon of nutmeg (optional)
¼ teaspoon ground star anise (optional)
1 cup + 1 tablespoon of milk (OR Almond/soybeans/hemp milk)
1 tablespoon of lemon juice or vinegar
1 tablespoon of vegetable oil
Sauce
½ cup of sugar
¼ teaspoon of salt (pink salt or fleur de sel work best)
1 teaspoon of ginger shavings (optional)
1 teaspoon of orange zest shavings (optional)
½ cantaloup sliced lengthwise
⅛ cup of butter (OR cold coconut oil)
Vanilla/Grand Marnier/brandy/rhum/cognac (optional)
Cardamome/cloves (optional)
Vegan ice cream (optional)
1. Mix together the flour, baking powder, salt, sugar and spices. Set aside.
2. Add the vinegar/lemon juice and oil to the milk. allow the mixture to thicken for 5-10 minutes.
3. Make a well in the flour and gradually incorporate the milk until the obtention of a smooth batter.
4. Reserve until ready to use then cook for 1-2 minutes per side or until golden brown.
5. Add the sugar to a cold pan and slowly melt over medium/high heat until the obtention of a light amber colored caramel.
*Avoid stirring while the sugar’s melting, just toss the pan around if need be or else the sugar might crystallize.
5. Add the orange peel, ginger, cantaloupe and butter to the caramel, allow to come back up to temperature and cook for 2-3 minutes while constantly basting the cantaloupes.
6. Add salt to taste to slightly season the caramel, but also to extract more moisture out of the cantaloupe.
6. Add the alcohol. Flambee.
7. Cook until desired the texture and serve on the spiced pancakes with ice cream.
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