Corn And Chive Bubble Pikelets Recipes

PIKELETS (SCOTTISH PANCAKES)

Steps:

• Sift together the flour, sugar, and baking soda in a large bowl. Slowly add the egg and milk while stirring continually until smooth.
• Place a skillet over medium heat. Lightly coat the surface of the skillet with butter. Pour 1/8 cup of batter into the skillet. Cook until bubbles begin to appear on the surface of the batter; flip and continue to cook until lightly browned on the bottom, 1 to 2 minutes each side. Reapply butter to the skillet between batches.

SAVOURY CORN PIKELETS

Steps:

• Place all the ingredients in a bowl and beat well for about 3 minutes until batter is smooth.
• Heat a non stick fry pan and cook tablespoonfuls of mixture until they are bubbly and holey on the top surface. Carefully turn the pikelets over and cook the other side. If you don't have a non-stick fry pan then use a smidge of oil in a regular pan.

CREAMY CORN WITH CHIVES

Steps:

• Working over a shallow bowl, cut off corn kernels, then scrape each cob with a knife to extract juice. Discard cobs.
• Purée 2 cups kernels, reserving remainder, and all of juice in a food processor 2 minutes, scraping down sides. Force through a fine sieve into a bowl and discard solids. Stir in salt, cornstarch, and sugar.
• Cook onion in butter in a saucepan over moderately low heat, stirring frequently, until softened. Add reserved kernels and water and simmer briskly, covered, stirring occasionally, until corn is crisp-tender, 4 to 5 minutes.
• Stir corn purée again, then stir into kernels. Bring to a boil, stirring, and simmer, stirring, until thickened, about 2 minutes. (If desired, thin with water.) Season with pepper and stir in chives.

BUTTERED CORN WITH CHIVES

Steps:

• Place corn on a large piece of parchment-lined foil. Top with butter; season with salt and pepper. Fold into a tight packet and grill over medium-high until corn is tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Sprinkle with chives.

CHEESE AND CORN SAVOURY PIKELETS (GLUTEN-FREE)

Steps:

• Sift the flours, polenta, bicarbonate of soda and xanthan gum three times into a large bowl or mix well with a whisk to make sure they are well combined.
• Combine the egg, milk, parmesan, corn and zucchini if using) in a medium bowl. Pour into the dry ingredients and mix with a spoon until well combined.
• Stir in the melted butter and leave to rest for 10 minutes.
• Heat a large frying pan over low-medium heat for 2 minutes. Spray with oil then pour in 2 tablespoons of batter for each pikelet.
• Cook for 2-3 minutes until bubbles appear. Flip over and cook a further 2 minutes.