Hey guys! It's been awhile since I kicked some recipes out to the wild. Here's a new one I've been messing around with this week!
- 2% (FW) Blueberry
- 2.5% (WF) Crepe SC
- 1.5% (VT) Golden Syrup
- 0.5% (FW) Hazelnut
- 0.5% (FA) Madagascar (Vanilla Classic)
Da notes:
Who doesn't love a huge plate of pancakes!
WF Crepe SC: This is a really clean, simple pastry/bakery flavor. It isn't heavy on maple like most pancake flavors currently available. It's very smooth, but lacks a slight bit of texture I wanted to hit pancakes. We boost the breadiness using FW Hazelnut at .5% to keep the actual hazelnut flavor to a minimum while accentuating the crepe flavor.
FW Blueberry: You could use any fruit you like on your pancakes here. Since our syrup flavor is not a maple flavor you have a lot of room for creativity. I chose FW Blueberry because it's good enough to stand on it's own without needing additional layers, making for a simpler recipe.
VT Golden Syrup: This is the real star of the show. It's thick, got a great sweetness to it, and it adds a beautiful butter texture that I don't think I've found anywhere else. It really reminds me of that bite from the middle of the pancake where the butter and syrup sat there together for awhile. There's no maple here, just gooey buttery sweetness that is really addicting.
FA Vanilla Classic: A nice vanilla finish is a welcome presence in nearly every bakery flavor, especially pancakes. This gives the whole recipe a bit of boost in softer sweetness and a bit of body to the overall profile.
Flapjacks or Pancakes? I'm not sure about in the US but Flapjacks in the UK are completely different to pancakes, hell even our pancakes aren't the same as yours.
Good looking recipe by the way, I recently picked up some VT flavours and so far i'm impressed. Have you found any duds yet?
In the US the term is pretty interchangeable. I haven't found any duds in VT yet. There are a few like Carrot and Pandan that are challenging due to their authenticity. But they're still good flavors.
I'm probably mistaken but the VT concentrates line looks like FA + INW rebottled.
Having sampled a fair portion of these I can attest that they're certainly not. Some may share names with flavors from other countries, but they are definitely not the same concentrates.
Ok, cool!
It's kinda weird, i went thru everything going like "Ok, that's FA.. that's FA.. hm Inawera" haha
I can see VT Golden Syrup being used in plenty of future cookie recipes. Going to order it ASAP. Great recipe by the way. Your low ingredient number is encouraging as i tend to use a bit too many.
It's funny you call it a Flapjack because in Europe, it's basically a homemade oatmeal cookie. Have been working on one lately and like the sound of VT Golden Syrup.