I was hoping to try Marmalade Pantry's Banana pancakes with blueberries & crème fraiche, but learnt that they had been replaced by Lemon Ricotta Hotcakes ($16++) with honeycomb butter. Citrus fans will take to the mildly zesty pancakes, which were teamed up with stewed apricot and peach chunks, a sprinkling of icing sugar and a generous drizzle of delicious maple syrup to counter the tartness of the lemon.
While their citrusy flavor profile pleased, I can't say so for the texture of the hotcakes. Ricotta is a well-liked addition to pancake batter for the light and fluffy result it achieves, but these hotcakes stopped short of my expectations. Though they were tender and well-risen, my pancakes were a tad heavy and made for a rather filling lunch, despite them being rather small in size.
Marmalade Pantry
#03-22 ION Orchard
hotcakes/pancakes are currently off my radar x.x
ReplyDeleteLove the wraps at MP though! esp their signature avocado wrap :D
MP's lemon ricotta hotcakes, though a tad denser than their banana pancakes with blueberries, they tasted delicious & refreshing because of the citrusy lemon tang. It's got to do with the ricotta they incorporate into the pancake batter, which makes the hotcakes fluffier & lighter than the usual "denser" pancakes.
ReplyDeleteStill I'd go back for MP's hotcakes (rather than SP!). At least they're not stingy with butter & maple syrup & the latter is real maple, not diluted maple. (nor watery lemon curd or soggy pancakes.)
oysterdiaries: noted, i'll try those if i visit MP again!
ReplyDeleteice: yup, i prefer MP over SP! my favorite place for pancajks will still be FFT though (:
Interesting that we had the same idea with the Flower in our Food Blog Post ! ;-)
ReplyDeleteLooks yummy ! Will try it out next Eats there !
Cheers !
Andrew :-)