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Gluten free Plantain Pancakes - Paleo, Vegan, AIP

Plantain Pancakes - Gluten Free, Paleo

Snehal Vaidya
These Plantain Pancakes are super soft, fluffy and extremely delicious. They are also easy to make and extremely customizable to suit various dietary restrictions.
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Servings 7 pancakes

Equipment

  • Blender
  • Skillet
  • Spatula

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Plantain Fairly Ripe - Somewhere between yellow and black
  • ¼ cup Almond Flour - 1/4th cup Use coconut flour for AIP
  • 2 tbsps Tapioca Starch
  • ¼ tsp Himalayan Pink Salt
  • ½ tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 1 tsp Coconut Oil
  • 3 tbsps Maple Syrup or Coconut Sugar
  • 1 tsp Ghee or Coconut Oil or Avocado Oil
  • 1 Egg Use Gelatin Egg for the AIP version and Flaxseed Egg for the Vegan version

AIP Egg

  • 1 tbsp Gelatin
  • 1 tbsp Warm Water
  • 2 tbsps Hot Water

Flax Egg

  • 1 tbsp Flaxseed meal
  • 3 tbsps Water Room temperature

For Garnish

  • Seasonal fruits, berries and maple syrup

Instructions
 

  • Peel the plaintain. Lightly slit the skin along the length of the plantain with the help of a knife
  • If the plantain is hard lightly slit them first and then place them in the microwave for about 30-45 seconds - the peel should come off easily
  • Chop them into small chunks and add them to a blender pot (We used a smoothie blender)
  • Then add the rest of the ingredients and blend them together
  • For the AIP version use Coconut flour and Gelatin egg & for the Vegan version use a flax egg
  • After you have mixed all the ingredients (irrespective of the version that you are making) heat a skillet
  • Once the skillet is adequately hot add in your choice of fat (i.e. ghee/ coconut oil/avocado oil) and drop in the batter directly from the blender to the pan in a somewhat circular size - maps of all the cities in the world are acceptable too - but it should mostly come off circular-ish
  • Cook from each side for 1 -2 minutes
  • The batter will be stable after a minute. Try and slightly lift it from the all sides with the help of your spatula to check for its readiness before you flip
  • Then flip the pancake and cook it from the other side
  • Plate the pancake out and cook the others in a similar manner
  • One plantain should yield 7 pancakes
  • Garnish with fruits of choice and drizzle on some maple syrup and grass fed butter if you fancy
  • Devour!

AIP Egg

  • Mix 1 tablespoon of Gelatin with 1 tablespoon of warm water and mix well. let it set for 30 seconds. Then mix 2 tablespoons of hot water and whisk well. Let the mixture set for 3-5 minutes and you are good to use.

Flax Egg

  • Mix 1 tablespoon of flaxseed meal with 3 tablespoon of water and mix well. Set this aside for 20 mins. It should thicken up after 20 mins and can be easily used to replace eggs

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