Who knows why we usually say that "the epiphany takes all parties away" if, after a few days, the Carnival begins immediately, a party of joy and happiness marked by various and rigorously fried sweets. MMM FRIED DOLCE: undoubtedly good , but what to do if we are a little overweight? And should the most attentive to the figure avoid these carnival delights? WHAT QUESTIONS! Certainly not: because as a good personal-cooker I propose the right solution for you: today in fact we prepare the Baked pancakes, delicious morsels which, while maintaining their characteristic flavor, are clearly much less caloric than the original fried ones.
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Identity Card of the Recipe
- 269 KCal Calories per serving
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Ingrediants
For the dough
- 250 ml of water
- 50 g of lemon verbena
- 50 g of sultanas
- 8 g (half sachet) of baking powder
- 120 g (2 medium) of eggs
- half a vial of lemon flavoring
- 25 g of sugar
- 25 g of frumina
- 75 g of white flour of type 00
- 1 pinch of salt
- 25 g of butter
To serve
- q.s. of powdered sugar
Materials Needed
- Casserole
- Wooden spoon and / or whip
- Beater with whisk for thick dough (alternatively it is possible to mix the mixture by hand in a bowl, with the help of a wooden spoon)
- Baking plate
- Baking paper
- Teaspoons
Preparation
- In a saucepan, boil the water with the butter and a pinch of salt.
- Meanwhile, sift the two flours.
- Soak the raisins in boiling water.
- Once the water and the butter have boiled, remove from the heat and pour the flours all together. Stir vigorously until it forms a ball. couple of minutes.
- Chop the lemon verbena in the food processor, adding a little sugar to taste.
Curiosity
Why add sugar together with lemon verbena?
This operation is important to avoid creating a dense paste (which would be difficult to mix later in the dough).- At this point, transfer the mixture into an electric mixer (or into a bowl), add the sugar, lemon verbena and eggs, one at a time. Add the lemon flavoring and the sifted yeast as well.
- Continue to mix well and mix the squeezed raisins.
- Mix until the mixture is bright, shiny and dense.
- Line a baking sheet with greaseproof paper.
- With the help of two teaspoons, form many balls and arrange them neatly on the baking sheet, keeping them a little apart to prevent them from sticking together.
- Place the plate to bake in a preheated oven at 180 ° C for 20-25 minutes.
- Leave to cool in the oven, then remove the pancakes from the oven and sprinkle with plenty of icing sugar.
Alice's comment - PersonalCooker
Speaking of pancakes referring to baked sweets seems almost a contradiction, given that the term pancake already hides the cooking method, or "a dessert that is fried" (should we perhaps talk about stove ?????)Nutritional values and Health Comment on the recipe
Baked pancakes are a sweet and relatively caloric food; considering that the average portion of baked pancakes is around 60g, it provides about 150kcal total, deriving mainly from carbohydrates and only to a lesser extent from fats and proteins. Compared to FRIED pancakes, those baked in the oven bring about 40% fewer calories.
