Nigerian Pancake

Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Chop the Scotch bonnet pepper into small pieces.
  2. 2Chop half a bulb of onions into small pieces.
  3. 3In a bowl, mix flour, sugar, salt, and nutmeg or cinnamon.
  4. 4Add milk to the mixture.
  5. 5Crack and add eggs to the mixture.
  6. 6Whisk everything together until the batter is smooth and has a runny consistency.
  7. 7Add the chopped peppers to the batter.
  8. 8Add the chopped onions to the batter.
  9. 9Whisk everything until well combined.
  10. 10Heat a pan and add some oil.
  11. 11Pour a ladle full of batter into the hot pan.
  12. 12Cook until golden brown on one side.
  13. 13Flip the pancake and cook the other side until golden brown.
  14. 14Serve and enjoy the Nigerian pancake.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1.5 cups milk
  • 0.5 teaspoon salt
  • 0.25 cup sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 0.5 teaspoon nutmeg/cinnamon
  • 3 Scotch bonnet pepper
  • 0.5 bulb onions
  • oil

Equipment

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Tips

  • This pancake is very similar to crepes, but crepes have a thinner consistency. For this recipe, you want your consistency to be runny but not too thin, not too thick.
  • Remove seeds from the Scotch bonnet pepper to reduce spiciness.