pikelet
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈpaɪklət/, /ˈpaɪklɛt/
pikelet (plural pikelets)
- (Australia, New Zealand) A thick type of sweet pancake.
- 2005, Christine Manfield, Charlie Trotter (foreword), Spice: Recipes to Delight the Senses, Penguin Group Australia, republished 2008, Periplus, Singapore, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=GqJ2_MuNmtIC&pg=PA140&dq=%22pikelet%22|%22pikelets%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=qwnYT8-WMamKmQWLkN2PAw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22pikelet%22|%22pikelets%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 140],
- To cook the pikelets, heat a non-stick skillet and oil lightly, then pour the Pikelet Mixture into 6 oiled egg rings. Cook over moderate heat until bubbles start to appear in the batter, then flip the pikelets over and cook the other side, removing the egg rings as you do so.
- 2006, Jude Blereau, Wholefood: Heal... Nourish... Delight, Murdoch Books, Australia, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=Xh1sWagchxsC&pg=PA62&dq=%22pikelet%22|%22pikelets%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=qwnYT8-WMamKmQWLkN2PAw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22pikelet%22|%22pikelets%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 62],
- By soaking the batter overnight the grain is broken down, which results in a softer and more digestible pancake or pikelet.
- When made with wholemeal flours and low levels of fat, pikelets and pancakes are much denser than traditional ones.
- 2007, Jane Lawson, Grub: Favourite Food Memories, Murdoch Books, Australia, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=j1kCcBxXJzcC&pg=PA23&dq=%22pikelet%22|%22pikelets%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=qwnYT8-WMamKmQWLkN2PAw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22pikelet%22|%22pikelets%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 23],
- To make the pikelets, sift the flour, sugar, and a pinch of salt into a bowl and make a well in the centre. Lightly whisk the eggs and milk together, then pour into the well. Whisk to a smooth batter and allow to rest for 15 minutes.
- 2005, Christine Manfield, Charlie Trotter (foreword), Spice: Recipes to Delight the Senses, Penguin Group Australia, republished 2008, Periplus, Singapore, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=GqJ2_MuNmtIC&pg=PA140&dq=%22pikelet%22|%22pikelets%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=qwnYT8-WMamKmQWLkN2PAw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22pikelet%22|%22pikelets%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 140],
- (UK) A thin crumpet.
- (thick sweet pancake) drop scone, Scotch pancake
- (thin crumpet)
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