Baked Family-size Banana and Walnut Pancake - An ideal weekend breakfast or brunch!
In the everyday din and bustle of a hectic life, families hardly get time to reconnect. Weekends or holidays are the most cherished times when parents and kids are together. But what's a better way to start the day than by gathering around the table for morning breakfast, right? And here's a perfect family-sized jumbo pancake, which is actually like a cake, so that you don't have to make separate servings for everyone. Instead, just bake a large pancake for the entire family, then slice and serve so everyone enjoys it together! I use bananas and walnuts, as they are my best toppings, besides strawberries and chocolate chips:) But you are free to use any other seasonal fruits like peaches, apples, blueberries or raspberries. Just make sure you use firm fruits rather than the canned syrupy ones because you are going to pop this into the oven, not roast it on the griddle. Serve with a delicious topping of powdered sugar or whipped cream, and a large pitcher of orange juice, or freshly brewed coffee. Who says morning breakfasts can't be fun for the whole family!!Ingredients
1/2 stick butter
1 cup maple syrup (not pancake syrup)
3-4 ripe bananas
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 tsp vanilla essence
2 cups pancake mix (such as Bisquick)
1 egg
Method
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Melt butter in heavy 10 inch oven pan (like a cake pan) Brush sides of pan evenly with melted butter. Add maple syrup and let it cool a couple of minutes. Slice bananas evenly over the syrup and cover entire bottom of pan with bananas. Do not slice bananas too thin because they will shrink some during baking. Sprinkle a generous helping of walnuts over bananas.
Mix pancake mix with egg, water and vanilla essence, as directed on the packet. Pour batter gently over bananas and spread evenly. Bake in oven about 20-25 minutes until the top browns (like a regular pancake).
Remove from oven and let cool 5 minutes. Place a large platter on top of the oven pan, and with one quick motion turn it upside down. Transfer the inverted pancake to a serving dish. Dust with powdered sugar, slice and serve with coffee and some strawberries or other fruits if you like!
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13 comments :
Great recipe love it ha thanks looking forward to more recipes
Ooh!that's perfect when you have guests staying over and need a proper BF without having to slog in the kitchen forever. How simple is that!
Happy Monday to you Sweets!!
WHOA!! That is great looking pancake. Brunch would be a better time to eat that huge and delicious thing!:)
slurrrrrrrrrrrrrp!!!! wat a delicious pan cake.... i just love them....
this looks great girl! so reminds me of my grandmom making hot pancakes for us every morning in spring break back at our ranch!
-Jess
This is a real good breakfast idea..Mansi. Fruit & nut included to get all those nutrients... At the same time we get the full feeling from the carbs..Looks gr8
Mansi this looks and sounds so more-ish! I was so hungry reading this post! :-)
Wow... this looks so yummy, love pancakes, a huge one then, would make everyone happy at once!
What a nice brunch? Wish I was there to share it with you.
Tried this one yesteray -I think I should have poured less pancake mix-but it was yum and interesting nevertheless!Thanks Mansi!
Cheers
Hi Mansi,
This is the first time i am blogging your site.I am a great fan of yours and always keep reading ur recipes and though tried this one for the first time :( and it does not came out great.I used simple sugar syrup instead of maple syrup and after 20 mins of baking the sugar syrup was still there:(
rakhee
rakhee - appreciate your taking tiem to try this recipe! unlike maple syrup, sugar syrup(which I assume means sugar dissolved in syrup) is not thick, and does not get hardened. maple syrup, on the other hand, will be soaked by the bananas and the remaining liquid will mostly get carmelized. however, not all of it will evaporate! which is fine...as we don't use any sugar, the maple syrup will provide the necessary sweetness...
but I'd say try reducing the syrup to half and drizzle it over the bananas rather than directly in the pan. hope this helps, and I hope it does not stop you from trying any other recipes!!!:)
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Thanks a lot! Merci!
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