I came across this recipe whilst reading the fabulous Gluten Free Rosie blog. I have been cooking quite a few Ottolenghi recipes recently and as soon soon as I saw Rosie's recipe had been inspired by Ottolenghi I thought I had to try it!
Now, I need to state that I am not a coeliac but that doesn't mean I can't enjoy recipes that have been created for coeliacs, especially when Rosie's recipes are just so damn good! So in my recipe I used normal porridge oats, rather than the recommended gluten-free oats. Anyway here is Rosie's recipe:
INGREDIENTS (Serves 4 people)
Pancake dry ingredients
- 150g certified gluten-free oats or normal oats if you're not a Coeliac
- 1 tsp gluten-free baking powder
- 1 large handful of spinach leaves (finely chopped)
- Pinch of salt and pepper
Pancake wet ingredients
- 250ml milk
- 1 egg (whisked)
- 2 tbsp melted butter
Sumac sour cream sauce ingredients
- 50g sour cream
- 75g Greek yogurt
- 1/2 tsp grated lemon zest
- 1/2 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 small garlic clove, crushed
- 1 tbsp tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 tbsp sumac (a tangy, lemony spice which you can buy in all large Turkish, Arabic and Iranian supermarkets)
- 1 pinch of salt and black pepper
Piling on top ingredients
- 4 tsp smoked paprika
- 4 slices of smoked salmon
- 4 eggs1 tbsp White wine vinegar
- 4 tsp fresh coriander
METHOD
Pour your oats into a food processor and wizz till you have a fine flour. You'll be putting this through a sieve at a later stage to give you an idea of how fine you should get them.
(I could've made mine finer!)
Sift and whisk the flour and baking powder in a large bowl. Then mix in the finely chopped spinach leaves. Make a well in the centre of the flour mix and slowly add the wet ingredients, whisking well until you have a smooth batter. Leave the batter to rest for 30 minutes at room temperature. This allows the baking powder to form bubbles in the batter, leading to light and fluffy pancakes.
Next, make your sumac cream sauce. Place the yogurt, sour cream, lemon zest, lemon juice, garlic, olive oil, sumac (you can get this at most supermarkets now, you'll find it in the herb & spices isle) and seasoning into a small bowl. Stir well and set aside.
**Please note the cute little metal dishes. Aren't they fantastic!
They make me feel like I'm Blue Peter "Here's one I prepared earlier".
One of Ben's xmas stocking gifts off his mum ~ Joan, they're fab and getting used lots! x
Prep your coriander leaves, some wedge of lemon and have the paprika at hand. Using smoked paprika really makes a big difference, so if you find it use it. I've just run out :(
Next, heat a non-stick frying pan. Take ladle full of the batter and pour into the center of the pan, spreading it slightly. Keep the pan on a medium/low heat, no need too rush. Once bubbles start appearing on the surface, carefully turn them over and cook for another few minutes. Once ready transfer them onto a plate with tin foil on top to keep them warm.
Now Rosie does her eggs before doing the pancakes, however I find getting the perfect poached egg quite an intense process (I has gone horribly wrong in the past..) so need everything else done first!
So next make your runny yolk poached egg! I poached mine for 2-3 minutes with a tbsp of white wine vinegar.
Once the eggs are ready place your pancake on a plate followed by a 'swirl' of the sumac sour cream. Next place your egg, topped with the smoked salmon, coriander and paprika.
These were a real hit as was the garlic! Fortunately it was just the two of us but next time I think I shall make an extra sure I find a ubber small clove of garlic ;)
If you have any batter leftover, just cling it and pop it in the fridge.
You don't half, look amazing when you produce this for brekkie, on a Monday morning before work!
Now I'm off to try and bag me some tickets for the next GFR. Wish me luck!
