Pancake

This might not be a typical Desert from Singapore, but from the neighborhood. And foreigners love it:

Pancakes soybeans from jollibean (http://www.jollibean.com/store.htm)

The fluffy Pancakes (widely known in Singapore as Mee Chiang Kue), which come in different sizes, are stuffed with lot of filling. The typical ones are with peanuts inside or with a paste of red beans but you can also get them with cheese or chestnut filling…

 

 

A small pancake costs 70 Cent, a big one 1 Dollar. If you buy more than 1 (and believe us, once you tried them, you will!) you get a small discount.

Hennie's comment: I've tried the different flavours and I'm in love with the one wrapped with red bean! It is not very expensive too! It is really delicious and I want my friends to try it too!

Recipe for such Pancakes!

Ingredients:

• 300 g Cake Flour
• 15 g Plain Flour
• 500 ml Warm Water (approx 40 degree celsius)
• 4 tbsp Sugar
• 1/4 tsp Salt
• 1 tb Baking Soda mixed with 1 tb water
• 1 tbs Yeast

Method:

1. Mix all ingredients throughly and leave to rise for 2 hours. At the end of 2 hours it should have doubled in height.
2. Lightly oil a flat frying pan. Ensure the fire is turned down very low so the base does not burn. Ladle half the batter into a large flat-based frying pan. The height of the Ming Jiang Kueh should be uniform.
3. The batter should cook for approx 4-5 min. Make sure you check on the base to prevent burning. Once the top appears fully cooked through resulting in a spongey and slightly bouncy texture, turn the fire off and sprinkle the peanut filling generously on half the pancake. Fold it into half.
4. Cut to serve.

Where else can you find?

Located are the stores all over Singapore. Just watch out for one…
If you want to try such a pancake from a small stall at a hawker center just go to the Tiong Bahru Market (where you can eat the best Tau Suan in Singapore, we talked about). There is a stall which also sells these lovely pancakes.