Thai Banana Pancakes

I spent ages looking for a Thai name for these but even when I translated the Thai characters, it was still pronounce ‘c-r-e-p-e’. In summary these are NOT a Thai food but are made and sold in Thailand primarily for tourists but have become kind of popular with the locals nonetheless. Traditional Thai pancakes are called roti and are a super thin bread, served with either savoury or sweet fillings. However, if you’ve ever travelled in Thailand you will almost certainly have had pancakes, usually served ridiculously sweet like this with condensed milk and banana. If anything is authentic here it’s the presentation; folded, cut into squares and eaten with a skewer!

This recipe makes enough for 6 pancakes…

• 1 cup of plain flour
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 cup of milk
• 1 banana, sliced very thin
• a few tablespoons of condensed milk
• fat for frying (I use lard for crispiness but feel free to use vege oil

Make the batter by beating the flour, egg and milk until all the lumps have gone and you have a smooth batter; it should be the consistency of double (heavy) cream. Add a bit more milk if it needs it.
Heat a small amount of your chosen fat in a small frying pan until hot. Use a ladle to spoon in a measure of the batter mix. Working quickly, swirl it around to coat the bottom of the pan. Let it set/cook for a minute before gently using a spatula to turn them. While the bottom cooks, place about 8 banana slices and  a drizzle of condensed milk in the centre.
Remove pancake and quickly fold into a parcel, using the spatula to help. Put the pancake on a plate and use a sharp knife to cut it into even squares before giving the pancake a final drizzle of condensed milk.Stick in a skewer.
*Don’t forget to use another small amount of fat for each pancake.