Yam Truchas and Banana Pancakes

Yam Truchas

Ingredients: 1 Kg. of yellow yam, 3/4 Kg. of sugar, 100 grams of peeled almonds, grated lemon rind, ground cinnamon, 3 tablespoonfuls of butter, 1 small cup of olive oil and 1/2 Kg. of flour.

Method of preparation:

1. For the stuff cook the yams with water and salt and grind them.

Mix in a bowl the grinded yams with the almonds, the sugar, the grated lemon rind and the cinnamon, until they bind into a thick paste. Set it aside.

2. For the puff pastry first shape up a mountain with the flour and place the butter and the oil in the centre. Knead it all until it gets homogeneous and leave it to stand.

3. Spread a little bit of flour on the table and expand the pastry on it using a rolling pin. Make pies of 8cm. of diameter. Put the stuff in the centre and fold them, making sure that the corners get well bound using a fork.

4. Finally fry the pies in very hot oil and they will be ready to eat.

Another possibility is to make the stuff with sweet pumpkin filling.

Banana Pancakes

Ingredients: 1/2 Kg. of bananas, 3 spoons of sugar, 3 eggs, 1 glass of milk, 1/2  glass of anisette, ground cinnamon, 1 lemon, table salt and flour.

Method of preparation:

1.  Peel the bananas, spread the lemon juice on top and grind it using a fork.

2. Apart, whisk the egg whites, adding sugar very slowly and then introduce the yolks, a pinch of salt, the anisette, the cinnamon, a little bit of grated lemon rind, the grinded bananas and the milk.

3. Then add the flour very slowly until it binds into a soft paste.

4. Heat the oil in a pan and fry the pancakes on both sides using a spoon to take the desired quantity of paste.

You can give a special touch to this dessert if you spread the pancakes with a little bit of honey.