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Indonesia, Asia · Martabak Manis

Mini Martabak Bite Platter

Palm-sized open-faced martabak minis, half topped with chocolate and peanuts, half with cheese and condensed milk, made for sharing at parties.

ServingsServes 2
Total cooking time28 min
Extra waiting time+ 45 min
DifficultyEasy
About servingsIf anyone has a nut allergy, leave the peanuts and chocolate hazelnut spread off a few minis and keep them separate.

Method

  1. Mix the flour, sugar, yeast and salt in a bowl, add the beaten egg (half of it if the recipe calls for half), then whisk in the lukewarm milk a little at a time into a thick, lump-free batter.

    Add in this stepPlain flour 100 gSugar (batter) 20 gInstant dry yeast ½ tspSalt 1 pinchEgg (beaten, then measured) ½Lukewarm milk 125 ml

  2. Cover and leave somewhere warm for , until bubbly.

  3. Heat a small heavy pan about 12 cm across (an egg pan works) on medium heat for and wipe it thinly with butter.

    Add in this stepSoft butter 6 g

    medium heat
  4. Dissolve the baking powder and bicarbonate of soda in 1 teaspoon of water and stir into the batter. Ladle about 3 tablespoons of batter into the pan and cook on medium-low heat; when the holes appear, sprinkle with a little sugar, cover and finish cooking. Each one takes ; make 4 × 12 cm this way and lay them flat on a rack without folding.

    Add in this stepBaking powder ¼ tspBicarbonate of soda 1 pinchSugar (for sprinkling) 2 tsp

    medium-low heat
  5. While warm, brush each mini with butter. Spread half with chocolate spread and sprinkle with peanuts; top the rest with cheese and drizzle with condensed milk. Cut in half and arrange alternately on a big platter.

    Add in this stepSoft butter 24 gChocolate hazelnut spread 2 tbspRoasted peanuts, coarsely chopped 20 gFinely grated cheddar 30 gSweetened condensed milk 2 tbsp

Cook's tip

The first mini is your pan test: few holes means turn the heat up a little; a scorched base means turn it down. Wiping the pan with paper towel before each pour keeps the colour even.

Cooking it at camp

Carry the batter in a jar in the cooler and cook the minis one after another in a single small cast-iron pan, sharing them straight from the pan.