Banana Macadamia Nut Pancakes with White Chocolate Creme Anglaise

By Texaschef11

Ingredients

• for white chocolate creme anglaise:
• 6 oz. white chocolate, finely chopped
• 3 egg yolks
• 4 oz. whole milk
• 4 oz. heavy cream
• 2 Tbspn sugar
• 1 pinch salt
• 1/2 vanilla bean

Preparation

Step 1

1. Place chopped white chocolate in a bowl with a fine sieve on top. Set aside.
2. In a separate bowl, whisk together egg yolks until light. Set aside.
3. In a saucepan over medium-high heat, combine milk, cream, sugar, and salt. Scrape the seeds of the vanilla bean into the milk mixture and put the pod in as well. Bring to a near simmer.
4. Whisking constantly, pour a small but steady stream of the heated milk and cream into the egg yolks to temper. Do this slowly, while whisking quickly. Once the milk and egg yolks are combined, return to the saucepan and to the stove.
5. Heat the egg yolks and milk mixture while stirring constantly, making sure to scrape the bottom so that nothing burns or sticks. Slowly bring the mixture to a boil and cook until it thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon, about one minute. Remove from heat immediately.
6. Pour the hot creme anglaise through the strainer onto the white chocolate. Let sit for a minute and then whisk until the white chocolate completely melts.
7. Keep the sauce warm in a double boiler.

for pancakes:

8 oz. extra ripe bananas (~2 medium-sized bananas)
8 oz. milk
2 eggs
1/2 stick butter, melted
1 tspn vanilla extract
8 oz. flour
2 Tbspn sugar
2 tspn baking powder
1 tspn salt
dry roasted, unsalted macadamia nuts

1. In a bowl, mash the bananas until a smooth paste forms.
2. Add the milk, eggs, melted butter, and vanilla extract to the mashed bananas and whisk thoroughly.
3. Add the dry ingredients and mix until smooth. (If the batter is too runny, thicken it with a bit more flour.)
4. Oil lightly a medium hot skillet. When cooking the pancakes, add macadamia nuts to the batter immediately after pouring the batter onto the skillet.

To serve:
Top pancakes generously with white chocolate creme anglaise and extra macadamia nuts.