Calling all chocoholics. Love pancakes? Love chocolate? Chef Alan Fitzmaurice at The Glasshouse has combined both to create a pretty perfect pancake. It’s the Glasshouse Brownie Pancake – a standard pancake (with a chocolate flavour) folded in two and stuffed to bursting with a chocolatey, gooey, delicious brownie centre. It might take a little more time than the standard pancake but wow does it pack a punch! Trust us – it’s worth the effort. (OUR TIP – try it with vanilla ice cream)
If flipping your own pancakes is just too much flipping trouble – check out all the cafés and restaurants on the Sligo Food Trail for some outstanding options. Whatever you do – don’t miss out on pancakes this Shrove Tuesday.
THE GLASSHOUSE BROWNIE PANCAKE
Basic Pancake Mix
135gr Plain Flour
Pinch salt
2 whole eggs
250ml Milk
25gr Sugar
25gr cocoa powder
1; Sieve the flour, cocoa powder and salt into a bowl
2; crack in the two eggs and ½ of the milk, beat well
3; add the sugar and the remaining milk, beat to a smooth batter
4; allow to stand for 1 hr
5; cook pancakes in a lightly oiled non-stick frying pan
Brownie Batter
125gr butter
125gr chocolate drops
3 eggs
335gr castor sugar
115gr plain flour
30gr cocoa powder
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
To make
1; add your butter and sugar to mixing bowl and whip till white
2; add your eggs one by one
3; sieve your flour, salt and cocoa powder add to bowl combine slowly.
4; add the vanilla essence and chopped/ button chocolate
The final steps
Place the pancake down on a parchment line tray
Spoon some of the brownie mix on one half of the pancake
Fold the other half over
Bake at 160oc for 10-15min until set but still gooey
Sit and enjoy with a large pot of tea or coffee ….