Pine 'n' Coconut Pancake Rolls

By pixen

A delicious sweet ending with tea or coffee after a hearty meal... of Nasi Lemak or Roti Canai!

Ingredients

• Filling:
• 300 g Pine Nuts
• 100 g Caster Sugar
• 1 whole Coconut ~ split into halves & grated or scraped coarsely
• Pancake:
• 180 g Flour
• 250 ml Coconut Milk
• 150 ml Water
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 1 Tbl Oil
• 1 Large Egg

Details

Adapted from pixieate.blogspot.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Toast the pine nuts in a dry pan with medium heat until golden brown and fragrant. Stir the pine nuts regularly to avoid burnt and uneven browning. When it's done, remove the nuts from the heat. Pound coarsely (if you're using food processor, just 1-2 bursts are sufficient.)
2. Add in the sugar and mix well. Set aside.
3. For the pancake, mix all the ingredients in a mixing bowl until smooth batter achieved. Drain through a sieve to remove any lumps. Rest the pancake mix for 10 minutes.
4. In a round 10 inch non-stick pan, heat up a little oil. When the pan is hot enough, pour in about 1/4 cup of batter and swirl into a thin pancake. Use the same method to finish all the batter.
5. To assemble: It's just like rolling up Asian version of Kuih Dadar, Kuih Ketayap or Pandan Pancake Rolls (cooked shredded coconut in palm sugar rolled up in thin layer of greenish Pandan/Screwpine pancake.)Put some pine nut mix, about 2-3 teaspoons on one part of the pancake that's closer towards you. Add about 2-3 teaspoon of grated coconut on top of the nut mix (you can mix all together if it's convenient for you.)

Roll up the bottom portion of the pancake over the filling. Tug in the filling so that it forms an oblong shape. Now, fold in the open ends, so that the filling doesn't spill out from the sides. Tug in a a bit more to maintain the shape and roll it until the end of the pancake.

Note: You can use other types of nuts like peanut, cashew nut, hazelnut, any favourite nuts you fancy as your fillings. Just remember to toast the nuts (to bring out the flavour) until fragrant before pounding it coarsely.