Yes, you can make pancakes with olive oil instead of butter. Here is the olive oil pancakes recipe!
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The olive oil pancakes recipe is an Italian version of classic pancakes.
In Italy, we use a lot of extra-virgin olive oil for cooking: it is healthier and exalts flavors instead of covering them. This doesn’t imply you should ban butter, especially good quality butter. What would a risotto be without it? But many dishes are simply tastier with olive oil.
I find pancakes to be tasty in both ways. When I use butter, I get the classic and rich taste I’m used to: spongy and, of course, buttery. But when I make olive oil pancakes, I experience something different. I get a less greasy hot pie. I savor smoothness and mildly bitter notes, mainly when I use robust olive oils from Tuscany.
Those notes and aftertastes give a dish personality. The olive oil pancakes you make today will probably be different from the ones you’ll cook tomorrow. Cause extra-virgin olive oil is never the same, not even if you buy the same brand.
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olive oil pancakes
Ingredients
- 1.4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 pinch salt
- 2 teaspoons brown cane sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil plus more to grease the pan
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 pinch ground nutmeg
- 1/2 cup milk plus more if needed
- maple syrup
Instructions
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Place wet ingredients in a bowl: milk, egg, olive oil, and mix well.
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Add salt, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and sugar. Mix well. Add flour and baking powder. Mix.
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Add more milk, if necessary, to get a smooth, not too runny mixture. The less liquid you add the fluffier and tall your olive oil pancakes will be.
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Heat a pan greased with a bit of olive oil. Pour a ladleful of mixture into the pan and cook over medium heat until you see small craters bubble out. Flip on the other side and cook until golden.
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Serve pancakes hot with a lot of maple syrup or Nutella!
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Enjoy your olive oil pancakes!
Claudia