Foodies from 8 to 80 love pancakes for breakfast. Buttermilk pancakes are a popular dessert-inspired breakfast, but one ingredient may make them special. Introducing almond paste.
Almond paste is created with almond meal, sugar, egg whites, and sometimes almond extract for flavor. Almond paste is similar to marzipan, which has more sugar and is smoother. Although marzipan is generally eaten alone, almond paste is often used in recipes.
Adding almond paste to pancake batter adds a unique flavor not found in griddle cakes. Almond paste gives pancakes a warm, nutty flavor with honey and earth undertones that enhances their buttery richness.
Almond paste pairs well with numerous pancake ingredients, so you never have to sacrifice your favorites.
Most supermarkets and grocery stores sell almond paste in the baking department. However, pounding almond meal, sugar, and egg whites in a food processor until pasty makes it easy to make at home. Add the paste to your favorite pancake before frying for almond-kissed pancakes.
Jazzing Up Almond Paste Pancakes A spoonful of almond paste in pancake batter changes its flavor. Almond-tinted pancakes can be enhanced with several things if you wish to keep innovating.
Cover pancakes in almond butter, pure maple syrup, and slivered almonds for a crispy almond overload. Put bittersweet chocolate chips in the nutty batter for a sharp, but not astringent, taste that balances the almond paste's richness and gives the pancakes a melty chocolatey edge.
A garden-fresh cherry compote adds sharpness to the pancakes' sugary sweetness and earthy almond flavor. Swap maple syrup for local honey to enhance almond paste's flowery notes.