Best Fainá Chickpea Flour Pancake Recipes

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CHICKPEA FLOUR PANCAKES



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These Chickpea Flour Pancakes are an easy vegan, grain-free, and oil-free pancake recipe with only 4 ingredients.

Provided by Carine Claudepierre

Categories     Breakfast

Time 20m

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 cup Chickpea Flour (known as garbanzo bean flour (NOT besan or gram flour))
2 teaspoons Baking Powder (or 1 teaspoon baking soda)
3 tablespoons Sugar (coconut sugar or sugar-free erythritol/Monk fruit)
1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons Almond Milk (vanilla, unsweetened or plant milk of your choice)
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon

Steps:

  • In a mixing bowl, whisk the chickpea flour, baking powder, sugar until well combined, and no lumps show.
  • Whisk in unsweetened almond milk until smooth. Note that chickpea flour makes lumps easily. To avoid that, whisk vigorously until no more is left. It's OK to have a few lumps, but the less, the better it tastes! You can also blend the batter in a blender for an ultra-smooth texture.
  • Warm a non-stick crepe pan or non-stick pancake griddle under medium heat. Slightly grease the pan with vegetable oil, about 1/2 teaspoon. I suggest rubbing a piece of oiled absorbent paper on the pan to avoid too much oil. Adding too much oil will fry your pancakes, and it is not what you want.
  • Spoon 2-3 tablespoons of batter per pancake, depending on the size you like.
  • Cook 2-3 minutes on one side or until the sides are half set, bubbles form in the center, and it is easy to flip without breaking.
  • Slide a spatula under the pancake and flip over. Cook 1 more minute on the other side or until the center is set and the pancake is fluffy.
  • Cool on a rack and repeat until no more batter left. You should be able to make 8 medium size pancakes from this batter.
  • Serve immediately with maple syrup, banana slices, and fresh blueberries.

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 pancake, Calories 77.7 kcal, Carbohydrate 13.6 g, Protein 3.4 g, Fat 1 g, Fiber 1.7 g, Sugar 6.2 g, SaturatedFat 0.1 g, Sodium 115.8 mg, UnsaturatedFat 0.6 g

LIGURIAN CHICKPEA PANCAKE (FARINATA)



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How to make farinata, a chickpea flatbread/pancake from the Italian region of Liguria.

Provided by Kyle Phillips

Categories     Appetizer     Snack

Time 4h35m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 1/8 pounds (500 grams) chickpea flour
1 2/3 quarts (1.6 liters) water
1 cup (250 milliliters) olive oil
Salt, to taste
Freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Steps:

  • Gather the ingredients.
  • Put the water in a bowl. Use a whisk to beat the chickpea flour into the water, stirring briskly to keep lumps from forming.
  • Whisk in a healthy pinch of salt too, cover the bowl with plastic wrap, and let it rest for at least 4 hours in a warm but not hot place.
  • When the time is up, preheat your oven to 440 F / 220 C. Use a slotted spoon to remove the foam that will have formed on the surface of the batter, and then mix in half of the oil, using the other half to oil your pans.
  • Pour the batter into the pans-it should be between 1/4 and 1/2 inch thick or 5 and 10 millimeters.
  • Bake the farinata for 20 minutes, until it has firmed up and become golden. Slice it up and serve it hot, with salt and pepper to taste. Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 330 kcal, Carbohydrate 24 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fiber 5 g, Protein 9 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, Sodium 81 mg, Sugar 5 g, Fat 22 g, ServingSize 10-12 servings, UnsaturatedFat 0 g

FARINATA (ITALIAN CHICKPEA PANCAKE) RECIPE



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Farinata is a savory and custardy chickpea pancake from Italy.

Provided by Daniel Gritzer

Categories     Appetizer     Appetizers and Hors d'Oeuvres     Pancake     Sides     Snacks

Time 4h30m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 6

1/2 pound finely ground chickpea (garbanzo bean) flour
1 teaspoon kosher salt
3 cups water
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
Freshly ground black pepper
Picked rosemary leaves, for sprinkling (optional)

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 550°F (290°C) and position oven rack in second position from top. If you have a pizza stone or baking steel, set it on the rack (it will help crisp the farinata from below, but isn't required).
  • Turn on broiler. Set skillet on pizza stone or baking steel, or on the oven rack if not using a stone, and cook until farinata has just set, no longer jiggles, and is browned all over, about 11 minutes.
  • Let farinata cool slightly until set. Eat warm or at room temperature.

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