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Peasant Pancakes
Ingredients
4 bananas
Cup apricot liqueur
1 cup pancake mix
¼ inch cooking oil
½ cup soft bread crumbs
3 tablespoons butter, melted
4 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon ginger, ground
Details
Serves: 8
Method
In a 1-pint bowl: cut 4 bananas (peeled) in ½-inch slices. Add ½ cup apricot liqueur and marinate for ½ hour. In a 1-quart bowl: place 1 cup pancake mix following package directions to make a thick pancake batter using the above liqueur drained from the bananas as part of the liquid. Add bananas to the batter and stir thoroughly. In a 9-inch skillet: heat ¼ inch cooking oil.
Drop the mixture by tablespoonfuls (2 or 3 pieces of banana in each spoon) into the hot fat until golden brown on both sides. In a 1-pint bowl: Combine ½ cup soft bread crumbs made by grating fresh bread, 3 tablespoons melted butter, 4 tablespoons sugar and 1 teaspoon ground ginger. Place 3 or 4 peasant pancakes on dessert plates. Sprinkle 1 to 2 tablespoons. Crumb mixture over the pancakes.
Note:- Crystallized ginger may be used instead of ground ginger, in which case use 2 tablespoons sugar and 2 tablespoons Crystallized ginger, minced finely.
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