Beghrir (Moroccan Pancakes) Recipe
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Beghrir (Moroccan Pancakes)

By: rie1975 
"Moroccan pancakes are served with honey-butter sauce. Best during Ramadan for breaking the fast or pre-dawn, but certainly great anytime."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 3.9 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (6)

Prep Time:
10 Min
Cook Time:
35 Min
Ready In:
1 Hr 20 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 12 pancakes
 

Ingredients

  • 1 cup warm water (115 degrees F/46 degrees C)
  • 1/2 teaspoon active dry yeast
  • 1/2 teaspoon white sugar
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup semolina flour
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
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  • Sauce:
  • 6 tablespoons butter
  • 3/4 cup honey
  • 1 teaspoon orange-flower water, or to taste (optional)

Directions

  1. Place the water, yeast, and sugar in a blender, and let stand without blending for 5 minutes, until the yeast softens and begins to form a creamy foam. Add the milk, flour, semolina flour, eggs, baking powder, and salt. Blend until the mixture is smooth, about 1 minute. Leave the mixture in the blender to rest for about 30 minutes.
  2. Heat a 5-inch nonstick skillet over medium-low heat. Blend the pancake mixture for about 10 seconds, to remix, and scoop 1/4 to 1/3 cup of batter into the heated skillet. Cook the beghrir until bubbles have formed and popped, and the top of the pancake is no longer shiny, about 3 minutes. Do not flip. Adjust the heat as necessary so that the bottoms of the pancakes are just starting to brown when the tops are dry. Blend the batter for 10 seconds or so after cooking 3 or 4 pancakes, to keep the batter fluffy.
  3. To make the sauce, place the butter, honey, and flower-water flavoring in a microwave-safe bowl, and microwave on High setting until the butter is melted and the honey is hot, about 1 1/2 minutes. Stir the sauce, and drizzle about 1 tablespoon over each warm pancake to serve.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 454 | Total Fat: 14.5g | Cholesterol: 104mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 28, 2011 by Nelleke   view full review
Wow! These are tasty, beautiful, and fun. I made these as written, except that I omitted the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 14, 2009 by angelas   view full review
I could not find Semolina anywhere so I just used two cups of all-purpose flour. They turned...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 27, 2010 by BristolCave   view full review
This recipe was great, I wanted something interesting for Christmas morning and this was it....
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 17, 2011 by LoveNCyprus   view full review
I was so excited to try this. I ate these in a B&B in Morocco 3 years ago and have been...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 30, 2010 by Robyn   view full review
Anytime a recipe asks for semolina, you can use farina/cream of wheat, I was told there is no...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 25, 2012 by { moaa }   view full review
I'm sorry, this didn't turn out so great. I love the idea of the holey tops but couldn't get...

 

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