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10 African Pancake Recipes That Will Make You Forget About IHop

10 African Pancake Recipes That Will Make You Forget About IHop

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Do you prefer all of your breakfast foods rolled up in a pancake? Or do you want a reason to pour syrup on everything? Here are 10 scrumptious African pancake recipes that will let you eat the fluffy, comforting food for every meal.

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DobbysSignature.com

Rolled Crepes with Shredded Fish Filling

This is a unique and flavorful savory pancake recipe from DobbysSignature.com. The sweetness of the pancake works perfectly with the salty, smoked dry fish. The pancake batter is very simple to make, and when you roll these up, they taste delicious with sweet, tangy or spicy sauce.

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waywardoven.blogspot.com

Plantain Pancakes

Overripe plantains make for deliciously semi-sweet pancakes, and their consistency — much firmer than bananas — makes thick pancakes that don’t crumble. Plantains also give the pancake a pretty yellow color. With a similar sweet-to-salty ratio as cornbread, plantain pancakes taste delicious with chili or baked beans. We found an easy recipe at Betumi.com.

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pure2raw.com

Tahini Pancakes

Tahini is made from the ground, hulled sesame seeds used in plenty of North African recipes, and it makes for a delicious nutty flavor in pancakes. We found a great recipe for them at Yummly.com that uses parmesan cheese, rosemary and cinnamon for a bold and dynamic flavor that tastes equally great with sweet whipped cream or savory toppings.

womanaroundtown.com
womanaroundtown.com

Cape Malay Pulled Pork Pancake with Mango Chutney

OK, we don’t have a recipe for this one. You caught us. But it would have been a shame not to share it, at least for inspiration. The smoky flavors of the shredded pork with the soft, sweet mango all wrapped up in a doughy pancake…heaven! We found this creation at WomanAroundTown.com.

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spicedpeachblog.com

White Bean Nigerian Pancakes Topped With Smoked Shrimp

This recipe might just be a salt lover’s dream. The creamy white bean compliments the salty, chunky shrimp so well. We got the inspiration for this from SpicedPeachBlog.com. You can easily make white-bean pancakes at home by mashing cooked white beans, breadcrumbs and egg as a binder together and grilling them up.

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herbivoracious.com

Atayef (Egyptian stuffed pancakes)

Think of these as super fluffy and sweet empanadas. Or better yet, like pancake quesadillas! You can stuff them with whatever you like but we love this recipe from ArabianMama.com, that has them filled with mixed nuts.

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foodwinefashion.com

Madagascar Vanilla Pancakes With Amaretto Roasted Pears

This fluffy pancake recipe uses vanilla crème fraiche, which is sweetened with Madagascar vanilla beans. The crème fraiche itself is tangy, sweet and creamy and you’ll want to put it on everything. We found this recipe at FoodWineFashion.com.

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vegan-magic.blogspot.com

Anjero (Somali Pancakes)

Anjero are very fluffy and light with a neutral flavor that can be the base for salty or sweet dishes. When nobody is watching, you’ll just want to smother them with melted butter and eat them as a snack. Somalis tend to eat them with spicy chickpea stews. We found an easy recipe at Vegan-Magic.blogspot.com.

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nomadicpinoy.com

Tanzanian Minced Meat Pancakes

Tanzanian pancakes are large, very thin like a crepe and a bit on the salty side. What we love about this recipe from Celtnet.org.uk is that the minced meat, rather than being rolled inside the pancake, is blended into the uncooked batter. So the pancakes are thoroughly smoky and texturized when done.

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youtube.com

Moroccan Pancakes

Moroccan pancakes are typically formed into squares, and are dense and partially browned like flatbread. In Moroccan culture, these are eaten with some butter and jam or honey. They’re the most filling pancake on this list, so try not to scarf down a whole stack all at once. We found an easy recipe at MoroccanFood.about.com.