Hidden in the stacks

In the depths of the Library of the House Wands, a bit of vellum has this long lost recipe carefully inscribed upon it. Most of the ingredients are unknown. The author is unknown and may the evil bastard stay that way.

Rose-Stuffed Pancakes

 Ingredients:

Pancake Batter:3/4 cup All Purpose flour

1/4 cup almond flour or meal

2 tsp sugar

1/2 tsp salt

Pinch freshly ground green cardamom

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp baking soda

3/4 cup buttermilk

1/2 tsp rose water, food grade

1/4 cup milk (a little more if batter is too thick!)

1 large egg, separated

2 tbsp unsalted butter, melted

Cheese Filling:3/4 cup soft mascarpone cheese

1 tbsp light or single flower honey

 1 tbsp freshly squeezed citrus fruit or 1 tsp Gran Marnier

1 tbsp finely chopped rose petals, organically grown, fragrant.

1/4-1/2 cup chopped large berries, whole small berries, chopped peaches, dried apricots or favorite small chopped fruit. If using dried fruit, pour 2 tbsp boiling water over fruit, let sit 10-10 min, drain, then use)

Syrup:

1 cup white sugar

1 cup water

1 cardamom seed, whole

1 tsp rose water, or more to taste 

Other: Veggie oil for brushing griddle

          1 magic missle spell          1 club

1. (Do ahead!) Cheese filling: Mix cheese, chopped rose petals, fruit, honey and juice together in bowl. Let sit at least 1 hr for flavors to mix, preferably 2-3 hrs. Make apprentice do this step. Club apprentice for eating all the rest of the honey.

 2. Syrup: Boil sugar and water together until syrupy consistency. During full boil, add seed for 1-2 minutes. remove seed. When syrup is done  and off heat, stir in rose water to taste-- BEWARE it's hot! Use magic spells if needed to heal damage from not waiting long enough to taste. Smart wizards use Protection from Energy spells before making syrup. Dumb wizards cry. Ignore whiney burnt-tongued apprentice. Club for good measure.

3. Batter: Whisk dry ingredients in medium bowl. Pour buttermilk and milk into 2 cup container: whisk egg white only into the milk mixture. Club Apprentice for spilling batter all over floor till he cleans it up, get new ingredients, start over.

Mix yolk with melted butter, then stir into milk mixture. Dump wet ingredients into dry ingredients all at once; whisk just until mixed.

4. Cook: heat griddle over medium-high heat. Brush griddle generously with oil OR use edible Grease spell to keep pancakes from sticking. When water splashed on surface sizzles, pour batter about 1/4 cup at a time onto griddle, making sure not to overcrowd. When pancake bottoms are brown and top surface starts to buggle, 2-3 min, flip cakes and cook until remaining side has browned, 1-2 min longer. Re-oil (Grease) skillet and repeat till pancakes are all cooked. At some point you will need to club flaming apprentice till flames are extinguished.

5. Assemble: Spread mascarpone cheese filling between the pancakes, not too thick. Pour rosewater syrup over cakes, and garnish with a few reserved nice looking intact  petals or whole rosebuds. Magic Missle to Death apprentice who tries to steal food. Stuff body under sink counter so as not to interfere with mood music. Serve with Mimosas on Sunday Morning In Bed.

Enjoy Benefits.

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