I have been hearing
a lot about Speculoos Cookie Butter lately, and have pretty much ignored most of
it. You see, I had heard a lot about
Nutella® as well and, it
turns out, I wasn’t wowed. I love chocolate,
and I like hazelnuts, but somehow this combination of a chocolate-like substance
(Is it really chocolate?) and hazelnuts
left me cold. I know that I am in the
minority here, and I accept that. So,
after buying a jar of Speculoos Butter during a recent trip to Trader
Joe’s I expected to have the same reaction.
No! Yum! I am talking serious yum! This stuff is
great. I taste-tested it right from the
jar, and could have been satisfied with that alone, but then the St. Louis
Post-Dispatch published a recipe for Speculoos Pancakes, and I was off and
running. This is pancake heaven -- slightly spicy, slightly sweet, and totally
delicious. If you haven’t decided what
to make for Sunday breakfast, the decision has been made.
Speculoos Pancakes
1 cup flour
¾ cup buttermilk
¼ cup whole milk
,
1 teaspoon sugar
½ teaspoon each: baking soda, salt
1 large egg
2 tablespoons
unsalted butter, melted
Vegetable oil
Combine all
ingredients except vegetable oil in mixing bowl; whisk lightly. It’s OK if
there are small lumps and streaks.
Heat 2 teaspoons
vegetable oil in a large skillet over high heat. When hot, wipe away excess oil
with a paper towel, leaving a thin film on entire surface. Reduce heat to
medium-high; add batter in ¼ cup portions. Cook until bubbles appear at edges. Flip; cook other
side. Repeat with remaining batter, adding more oil as necessary.
Serve pancakes
topped with more Speculoos spread, along with maple syrup and sliced bananas,
if you like.
If you can’t find Speculoos cookie spread in your grocer, there is a recipe for making your own here.
Per pancake: 169 calories; 9g fat; 3g saturated fat; 27mg cholesterol; 18g
carbohydrates; 4g protein; 209mg sodium; no fiber.
Recipe adapted from “The Chicago Tribune Good Eating
Cookbook” by former Good Eating writer
Pat Dailey from a recipe by Ina Pinkney at Ina’s Kitchen.
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Sheila