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[XiaNaphryz]

http://en.rocketnews24.com/2014/06/14/how-to-make-epic-pancakes-with-your-japanese-rice-cooker/

If you’re familiar with electric rice cookers, you know their major appeal is that the cooking process in entirely automated. The same goes for using them to make pancakes, and once you’ve done the prep work, you can leave the rest up to the machine.

To start, simply toss your pancake mix and any other ingredients it calls for into the rice cooker’s pot.

Next, stir everything together until it reaches a uniform consistency.

After that, hit the start button, and your role is done. As with making a pot of rice, the pancake should take about 45 minutes to cook. Once the process is complete, flip open the lid and claim your delicious prize.

First-timers should be careful not to fill the pot too high, though. Doing so can cause the top of the cake to fuse with the lid, making it difficult to open. Also, trying to cook too much at once can leave the pancake’s core gooey, although this can be salvaged with some time in the microwave.

As you can see, making a whole batch as a single solid block results in an incredibly thick pancake. It can also end up having a pretty large diameter, depending on the size of the rice cooker you use.

As tempting as these all look, though, the single greatest advantage to making your pancakes this way isn’t the flavor, but the ability it gives you to enjoy a hot meal as soon as you wake up.

All rice cookers have timers and a function where low heat is used to keep the rice warm after it’s finished cooking. Mix your batter the night before, hit the start button just before you go to bed, and come morning, you can be enjoying your fluffy pancakes almost before your eyes are completely open.

Rice cooker pancakes aren’t just great for lazy people, either. Some inventive gourmands have spruced theirs up by adding special ingredients

Chunks of chocolate and sliced bananas:

Cocoa powder:

Sweet black beans:

Adding maple syrup to the batter, along with brown sugar and sweet potato:

Combining the pancake mix with cream cheese, sugar, and lemon juice:

 

[sphagnum]

My god.

I must do this.

 

[Alucrid]

seems like it's way too dense to be enjoyable

 

[akira28]

who in their right mind would call that a pancake?

 

[Wolf Akela]

 

[sphagnum]

seems like it's way too dense to be enjoyable

The denser the better.

 

[fu3lfr3nzy]

who in their right mind would call that a pancake?

ricecookercake doesn't roll off the tongue breh

 

[Loofy]

Why make multiple tiny muffins when you can make 1 giant muffin?

 

[Funky Papa]

Pancakes? That looks more like sponge cake.

Anyway, heavybreathing.jpg

 

[Austriacus]

I see the cake, but not the pan.

 

[SwiftDeath]

That is not a pancake

 

[maomaoIYP]

Lots of things you can cook in a rice cooker yo.

 

[Volimar]

Can you just use regular cake mix?

 

[Log4Girlz]

 

[Delta Assault]

That's no pancake. It's a space station.

 

[Ratrat]

Lots of things you can cook in a rice cooker yo.

This. I made pasta and udon noodles. It's pretty convenient.

 

[Dennis]

That's no pancake.

I was going to post exactly that.

 

[CurlySaysX]

Excellent.

 

[Dennis]

Now just make a big hole and pour in the Nutella.

 

[Captain Europe]

Lots of things you can cook in a rice cooker yo.

Mind=blown. I only use mine for rice, gonna have to try something out soon.

 

[Halo 2]

I need this in my life/mouth.

 

[Funky Papa]

Now just make a big hole and pour in the Nutella.

I'd probably have sex with that if left alone.

 

[Cipherr]

No way. Abomination.

 

[Rootbeer]

This is genius!

I gotta put my zojirushi to work on this real soon!

 

[SolVanderlyn]

I need a rice cooker. If not for this UFO of a pancake, then for those other recipes listed on Buzzfeed.

 

[XiaNaphryz]

who in their right mind would call that a pancake?

I see the cake, but not the pan.

That is not a pancake

Would this be better for you guys?

 

[GQman2121]

It's a big muffin at that point. That's all a pancake is, is a flat muffin. I use the same batter.

 

[Fusebox]

I've got a ricer cooker I've never taken out of the box stashed in the cupboard, it's coming out now.

Dunno about the overnight tip though, I'm always wary about leaving cooking appliances of any kind turned on overnight.

 

[Saganator]

All the sudden I feel the need to buy a rice cooker. I'll call them yummy cakes.

 

[Brofist]

Def trying this tonight.

 

[Funky Papa]

Would this be better for you guys?

 

[Dead Man]

That's fucking genius.

 

[Citizen_Insane]

It's adorable. Now imagine that filled with chocolate or nutella?

 

[Log4Girlz]

Is there anything gigantic and super thick that isn't good?

 

[JBourne]

Is there anything gigantic and super thick that isn't good?

lol.


I'm not at home and can't check right now, but does anyone know what the average temperature of a rice cooker is? If it's between 250-300 and not any higher, you could put something nice in that batter.

 

[hateradio]

Is there anything gigantic and super thick that isn't good?

Tell me more.

How crispy is it? The best part is the crispy parts that form around the edges.

 

[warthog]

I'm definitely trying this!

 

[CheesecakeRecipe]

...i have some shopping to do

 

[livestOne]

But pancakes are light and fluffy, these look like blocks of medieval bread.

 

[McFadge]

Does this work with rice cookers that cook based on the amount of water present?

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

 

[grumpy]

That's not a pancake, that's bread. Doesn't look very appealing, tbh.

Spoiler

I'm gonna try it first chance I get

 

[Chuckie]

I don't know why but this reply made me giggle. Which was rather inconvenient considering I am at work.


Edit: Was that the original topic title?

 

[Radec]

That's amazing.

The inner part should be well cooked on that rice cooker no?

 

[Mihael Mello Keehl]

Tell me more.


How crispy is it? The best part is the crispy parts that form around the edges.

Ummm no. Who eat pancakes for crispiness???

 

[dani_dc]

I now regret not having a rice cooker.

 

[Funky Papa]

Ummm no. Who eat pancakes for crispiness???

Animals, that's who. And waffle eaters, which are often one and the same.

Give me fluffeeh pancakes or give me death.

 

[Hours Left]

This is a sensation.

 

[Antagon]

You Americans with you awful thick, fluffy pancakes. This is what a real pancake should look like:

 

[Funky Papa]

That's a pineapple pizza and there's nothing wrong with that.