Maples were slow to provide sap this year because of the cold days that persisted through into early April. Happily, that’s in the past. Here’s a simple recipe to take advantage of maple sugar time – or more authentically, “sugaring off” time – in the comfort of your home.

SERVINGS: 5 TO 6 | PREPARATION TIME: 15 MINUTES | COOKING TIME: 25 MINUTES

INGREDIENTS

Pancakes:

• 1 ½ cups (375ml) all-purpose flour 2 Tbsp (30 ml) granulated sugar or maple sugar
• 1 Tbsp (15 ml) baking powder
• ½ tsp (3 ml) salt
• 1 ¼ cups (310 ml) whole milk
• 1 egg
• 3 Tbsp (45 ml) melted butter
• 1 tsp (5 ml) liquid vanilla extract
• The zest of one orange

To serve…

Lots and lots of local maple syrup Salted butter

PREPARATION

1. In a bowl, mix together all the dry ingredients.
2. In a tempered glass measuring cup, heat the milk for 30 seconds in the microwave.
3. Whisk in the egg, butter, vanilla and zest.
4. Add the dry ingredients and mix with a wooden spoon to obtain a uniform mixture. Don’t mix too much.

COOKING

1. Heat a non-stick pan over medium heat. Add a knob of butter.
2. Cook ¼ cup of the pancake mixture at a time, without spreading the mixture in the pan. Once the pancake is cooked on the bottom (when the bubbles on the top stay open), flip the pancake to cook the other side.
3. Continue the process with the rest of the mixture. Serve with salted butter and warmed maple syrup.

Enjoy!

J u l i e  Z y r o m s k i — Gastronome

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