Buffet on Table: Breakfasts across Countries
Day 19: Moroccan Baghrir with Honey-Butter Sauce
The yeast in the batter causes hundreds of bubbles to form and break on the surface of the pancakes as it cooks. This gives baghrir it’s unique texture and appearance. Correct consistency of the batter is very critical for the bubbles to form, if the batter is too thick or thin, bubbles can’t form.
Some recipes cook only 1 side while others cook on both sides. I stuck to the recipe and cooked only on one side, in which case it is recommended not to stack the pancakes on top of each other which will result in them sticking together. Also in the original recipe, the pancakes where dipped in the honey-butter sauce, but I drizzled it over the pancakes.
Recipe from Cooking with Alia:
Baghrir (Moroccan Semolina Pancakes)
Ingredients
- ¾ cup Semolina flour Sooji or Fine
- ¾ cup Wholewheat Pastry flour (or all purpose flour)
- 1 tsp Yeast Instant
- 1½ tsps Sugar
- ½ tsp Salt
- ½ tsp Baking Powder
- 2¼ cups Water Warm
For the Honey-Butter sauce:
- 3 tbsp Honey
- 2 tbsp Butter
- Almonds Chopped - for serving
Instructions
- Combine semolina, flour, yeast, sugar, salt and baking powder in a mixing bowl.
- Add the water and mix well to form a lump-free batter. Blend in a blender to make sure there are absolutely no lumps.
- Cover the batter and set aside for 30 minutes.
- Heat a nonstick skillet on medium heat. Pour a ladle full of batter and you will soon see the bubbles rising to the top. Cook till the top dries out, this will take about 2~3 minutes. Remove onto a plate and repeat with the remaining batter. Serve warm with the honey butter sauce.
- To make Honey-butter Sauce: Melt butter and stir in the honey until combined. Serve with the pancakes.
Notes
Srivalli
Such a beautifully done pancake!..I had selected something else from morocco..had it been a pancake theme, I would have surely picked this..very nicely done!
vaishali sabnani
Very Interesting pancakes..the tiny pores make such a beautiful pattern…absolutely spongy and attractive ones…serving with almonds is a neat idea.
Usha Rao
Baghrir is beautifully made and the first picture is inviting.
Suma Gandlur
They are looking fab. Mine are coming later. 🙂
Sapana Behl
The pancakes looks so beautiful with those tiny pores.Lovely clicks Pavani.
Srividhya Gopalakrishnan
amazing… they look so soft and the click is great
Priya Suresh
I do this pancakes quite often, love with honey butter sauce very much.
Sandhiya
Very inviting pics. Good share,Bookmarked, will try sometime.
Nivedhanams Sowmya
Wow they are so simple and elegant.. U have made it so well..
Kalyani
wow !! I saw this at Suma’s space.. and loved the simplicity….
Harini-Jaya Rupanagudi
Simple and yummy. Captivating pictures too.
sneha datar
Beautifully made pancakes.