The inclusion of baking powder indicates that these are American-style pancakes, which are thick and eaten in stacks, often topped with butter and maple syrup. In comparison, British pancakes and French crepes are much thinner and don’t use leavening agents (read more about the differences here).
Grandmother used to tell me about her encounters with American [...]
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Pancake
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Soogee/Sugee Cake
Posted in almond, baking powder, butter, cake, egg, semolina (sugee/suji), sugar, sweet, vanilla, wheat flour on February 6, 2008 | 8 Comments »
It’s taken me quite some time to write up this post because of a prolonged foray into the meaning of ’soogee’ and the origins of this dish.
In Singapore and Malaysia today, it’s usually spelt ’sugee’ but I quickly discovered that there are alternative spellings – ’sugi’, ’suji’, ’sooji’, ’soojee’ – which are used in India. [...]
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