As much as a love a good pancake oozing with Jif lemon and sugar, that was my childhood pancake memory after all, I wanted to give you lovely people something a bit more in keeping this pancake day, so here is an outrageous Chestnut pancake with bourbon laced chocolate chipotle sauce, raspberries and cream. The chestnut flour adds a lovely sweet nuttiness to the pancakes, and the chocolate chipotle sauce is out of this world.
Make up a pancake batter, I used 30g chestnut flour, 100g plain flour in a jug, add an egg, and 300ml of whole milk, along with a pinch of fine sea salt. Whisk up until it forms a batter somewhere around double cream consistency. If there’s a few lumps strain the batter through a sieve, pushing the lumps through with a wooden spoon. Leave to sit for 10 minutes while you make the sauce.
In a glass bowl over a saucepan of simmering water, melt 100g dark chocolate, add a teaspoon of finely chopped dried chipotle chilli (minus seeds), and a good shot of your favourite bourbon whiskey, once just melted pour in 150ml double cream and sprinkle over 1 tbsp icing sugar, warm until combined and glossy and turn the heat off but keep the bowl over the water.
Warm a frying pan over a medium heat to make the pancakes, smear with a little rapeseed oil on a kitchen towel and pour in a ladle of pancake mix swirl around the pan, and cook until lightly brown, flip or toss and cook the other side.
Serve drizzled with the chocolate chipotle sauce, double cream and a few raspberries.
Posted by Charlie on March 29, 2013 at 12:18 pm
Thanks Marcus!
I live in Canada and I do not like pancakes that are North American.
They are cakey and usually on the dry side….. given the choice I would rather have crepes or waffles.
I will definitely be trying these :~D
Charlie
Posted by countrywoodsmoke on March 29, 2013 at 1:44 pm
Cheers Charlie, although the American style ones are ok if frshly made, they can be a bit cakey as you say. These are very moist and more English style, as they are a little thicker than French crepes. I think you will like them 🙂 please come back and let me know how you get on with them.
The sauce is to die for too 😉
Cheers
Marcus
Posted by Charlie on March 29, 2013 at 11:53 am
Marcus: These look very good!
However they look more like a crepe than a pancake. Which would they be?
Have a Joyful Day :~D
Charlie
Posted by countrywoodsmoke on March 29, 2013 at 12:06 pm
Hi Charlie,
Thank you, glad you like them. They are a pancake of course, English pancakes are more crepe like than American pancakes, but as we are not French we call them pancakes 🙂
The chestnut flour adds a wonderful extra dimension.
Cheers
Marcus
Posted by BBQMASTERCLASS on February 16, 2013 at 6:04 pm
Brilliant photo Marcus . As always it looks and sounds superb . keep em coming
Posted by Big D's bbq on February 13, 2013 at 2:10 pm
Another great photo! very jealous!
Posted by countrywoodsmoke on February 13, 2013 at 5:47 pm
Thank you 🙂 glad you liked it.
Cheers
Marcus
Posted by angelica | table twenty eight on February 13, 2013 at 3:31 am
You really nailed that shot, they look absolutely smashing. Wish fresh raspberries here in Australia didn’t cost an arm and a leg…
Posted by countrywoodsmoke on February 13, 2013 at 6:00 pm
Thank you 🙂 really pleased with the pic.
Fresh raspberries are a lovely treat, but best picked off the canes yourself.
Cheers
Marcus
Posted by Food and Forage Hebrides on February 13, 2013 at 1:16 am
Now that’s what I call a proper inventive pancake and it looks delicious. Love the addition of chipotle. Inspired. Thanks.
Posted by countrywoodsmoke on February 13, 2013 at 6:01 pm
Thank you, really glad you liked it, tried to do something a little different this year..
Cheers
Marcus
Posted by frugalfeeding on February 12, 2013 at 9:16 pm
We’ve been eyeing up that same chopping board by the way 😀
Posted by countrywoodsmoke on February 12, 2013 at 9:20 pm
was a bargain in TK MAXX, along with a few other goodies, the olive wood pestle and mortar I got was so cheap 🙂
Posted by frugalfeeding on February 12, 2013 at 9:21 pm
That’s where I’ve been eyeing it up 😀
Posted by frugalfeeding on February 12, 2013 at 9:09 pm
If only I liked pancakes, Marcus! Perhaps this is the recipe to convert me? 😀
Posted by countrywoodsmoke on February 12, 2013 at 9:10 pm
perhaps mate 🙂 the choc chipotle sauce is a winner though, would be equally at home on ice cream.
cheers
Marcus
Posted by frugalfeeding on February 12, 2013 at 9:11 pm
Ooooh yes, I like your thinking!
Posted by Mad Dog on February 12, 2013 at 8:07 pm
Excellent – I bet they taste good 😉
Posted by countrywoodsmoke on February 12, 2013 at 8:15 pm
Thanks mate, they were rather delicious!
Cheers
Marcus