Cherry & Dennis Helper Habitat

Malaysian Peanut Apam Balik Pancake

馬來西亞花生煎餅 Apam Balik

Malaysian Peanut Apam Balik Pancake — finished dish

Total time: 60 min
Difficulty: Medium
Servings: 4 servings

Recipe overview

A rested batter cooks into a honeycombed pancake, is filled with peanuts, sugar and butter, then folded for crisp edges and a soft centre.

01

Ingredients

Main ingredients

300 g plain flour
2 pieces eggs
180 g crushed peanuts

Main seasoning

350 ml water
120 g sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 pinch salt
40 g butter

Malaysian Peanut Apam Balik Pancake — ingredients

02

Tools

dry skillet
sieve
mixing bowl
whisk
nonstick pan
spatula

Malaysian Peanut Apam Balik Pancake — tools

03

Steps

Malaysian Peanut Apam Balik Pancake — Toast crushed peanuts gently in a dry pan until fragrant; cool

Step 1

Toast crushed peanuts gently in a dry pan until fragrant; cool

Toast crushed peanuts gently in a dry pan until fragrant; cool.

Malaysian Peanut Apam Balik Pancake — Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt into a bowl

Step 2

Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt into a bowl

Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt into a bowl.

Malaysian Peanut Apam Balik Pancake — Whisk eggs with half the sugar until dissolved

Step 3

Whisk eggs with half the sugar until dissolved

Whisk eggs with half the sugar until dissolved.

Malaysian Peanut Apam Balik Pancake — Gradually mix egg and 350 ml water into flour until smooth

Step 4

Gradually mix egg and 350 ml water into flour until smooth

Gradually mix egg and 350 ml water into flour until smooth.

Malaysian Peanut Apam Balik Pancake — Rest the batter thirty minutes so the flour hydrates and the baking powder can act

Step 5

Rest the batter thirty minutes so the flour hydrates and the baking powder can act

Rest the batter thirty minutes so the flour hydrates and the baking powder can act.

Malaysian Peanut Apam Balik Pancake — Brush a heavy nonstick pan lightly with butter and preheat over medium heat

Step 6

Brush a heavy nonstick pan lightly with butter and preheat over medium heat

Brush a heavy nonstick pan lightly with butter and preheat over medium heat.

Malaysian Peanut Apam Balik Pancake — Pour batter and rotate the pan so a thin crisp rim climbs the side

Step 7

Pour batter and rotate the pan so a thin crisp rim climbs the side

Pour batter and rotate the pan so a thin crisp rim climbs the side.

Malaysian Peanut Apam Balik Pancake — Cover and cook until the top is pocked with holes and base golden

Step 8

Cover and cook until the top is pocked with holes and base golden

Cover and cook until the top is pocked with holes and base golden.

Malaysian Peanut Apam Balik Pancake — While the top is slightly moist, scatter remaining sugar evenly

Step 9

While the top is slightly moist, scatter remaining sugar evenly

While the top is slightly moist, scatter remaining sugar evenly.

Malaysian Peanut Apam Balik Pancake — Cover with toasted peanuts and dot with remaining butter

Step 10

Cover with toasted peanuts and dot with remaining butter

Cover with toasted peanuts and dot with remaining butter.

Malaysian Peanut Apam Balik Pancake — Fold the pancake in half and press ten seconds to bind the filling

Step 11

Fold the pancake in half and press ten seconds to bind the filling

Fold the pancake in half and press ten seconds to bind the filling.

Malaysian Peanut Apam Balik Pancake — Rest two minutes off the pan, then cut into wedges

Step 12

Rest two minutes off the pan, then cut into wedges

Rest two minutes off the pan, then cut into wedges.

Common mistakes

Unrested batter lacks honeycomb holes; peanuts are a major allergen and must be avoided by allergic diners.

Tips

Let only a thin ring climb the pan for crisp edges with a soft, thick centre.