I first tried making Johnnie cakes with my skillet last year after watching Townsends YouTube channel. Used Jiffy's Corn Muffin mix. It works sort of, if you add melted butter to the batter.
Did this yesterday morning and works real well if add a few spoonfuls of whole wheat flour to the mixture. But I use Country Crock this time. And lite brown sugar to it as well.
I have Masa Hanria Corn Flour I plan on checking out, but never used this before. Not even in oven.
So which users here cooks breads with a skillet instead of oven? Which kind?
Here is a recipe for Farinata. An Italian chickpea flour pancake baked in a skillet.
Thanks. How well does chickpea flour work out for cooking on skillet?
Actually haven't cooked with chickpea flour on a skillet before but for this recipe any oven proof non stick frying pan will work very well. I'm assuming a skillet checks all the right boxes.
Interesting pivot from skillet breads. But I can't resist the temptation to direct you to my treatise on farinata.
And how thick is the resulting pancake? I've been using Daniel Gritzer's recipe and the end result is indeed very custardy. I think I'd like to try something drier. Dried mushrooms are an awesome idea!
I make English muffins every couple of weeks or so. I happen to have some proofing in the oven right now.
It can be tricky to get them done all the way without burning the outsides. The lack of a precise temperature control adds an extra challenge to cooking a yeasted bread.
They turned out doughy again sadly. I finish them off in the oven after cooking them on the skillet. They had a temp of 190. Maybe I need a longer proof? Maybe they should temp higher?
i have a sourdough english muffin recipe if you're interested.
mine always cook fine on a griddle. 4-5 mins per side.
I'd love to see it. I'm stuck in a rut with mine and need some new ideas.
It's super simple. I use the weight measures and bulk overnight.
Recipe: sourdough english muffins
Ingredients
Adapted from:
https://littlespoonfarm.com/sourdough-english-muffins-recipe/
Instructions
The night before
The next morning
I use an electric skillet and it works great. I have a glass cover which creates steam and helps cook them perfectly. I suggest you covered the pan when cooking them to create some steam which may solve your issue.
Ian
I will definitely give that a shot.
Check out English muffins and crumpets and Welsh cakes. Cousins of a sort, but each interesting in its own way.
I made some more of the Johnnycakes but I added Peanut butter to the mix. The resulting batter end up almost too thick. Net time I'll just use more whole wheat flour, where I can form the cake with my hands and cooked them that way.
Toasted sesame seeds taste a lot like roasted peanuts (the basis of peanut butter.) You might try toasting them first before adding to the batter or roll a thicker bread into raw sesame seeds before frying. Make sure the seeds are new as they tend to go rancid quickly. Taste them first and wait a few minutes before using.
Peanut butter often gets thicker as it heats up because peanuts contain a lot of starch. Adding a little more liquid can help. Peanut butter can be heated up separately and hot water can be stirred in as it boiles to get a batter consistency. Then let it cool quickly and completely before adding to the mix.
Or use peanut butter as a topping on the bread instead of in the dough.
I always make corn bread in an iron skillet. I also make any rolls-including cinnamon rolls- in an iron skillet. Pies,also turn out great. Dutch baby pancakes work well in an iron skillet. Deep dish pizza,scalloped potatoes, roasted vegetables. I use my iron frying pans every day for just about anything.
Is that what is called a griddle or Hoe?
a griddle has a very low edge. Very handy for flipping.
I used the White Masa Harina Flour I purchased. Maybe I should have mix in some Whole Wheat, but I some trouble telling if I was cooking this properly.
Didn't seem to brown up as fate like the Jiffy's I used before.
and it may include baking powder or soda or both. Check the side panel for ingredients. Mixes can be rather fun.
I added some Spoonfuls of whole wheat to the left over batter/dough until a proper dough formed. Didn't included any Baking Power or leaven at all.
Place in oven at 350 degrees F. Keeping it in there until it looks cooked.
Post Pics later.