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I’ve posted a lot of recipes in this blog for dinner and dessert items. Today, however, I’ll be switching gears a bit and talking about breakfast, the most important, and often most delicious part of the day. Few things compare to the lingering feeling of satisfaction that accompanies a good breakfast. Breakfast burritos, omelets, and French toast are all examples of the many foods that can be used to start a day off on the right foot. Bacon, hash browns, smoothies, bagels, crepes, and yogurt can all easily make a rough morning more bearable, and a good morning great. But have you ever heard about panikekes?

Panikeke – photo courtesy of www.samoafood.com

One of my favorite breakfast foods is buttered pancakes. They’re easy to make, and my wife will tell you I often make them multiple times a week. This is where today’s recipe comes in.

Ever wish there was a more interesting way to eat or prepare pancakes? Perhaps not.Pancakes are already fantastic because people can easily add blueberries,bananas, chocolate chips, or anyvariety of thingsto them to improve upon their fluffy and bready taste. Chances are, however, that you’ve never tried Samoan panikeke, often referred to in English as “round pancakes.” (Pronounced pah-nee-kay-kay or pawn-kay-kay)

Admittedly, panikeke is not exclusively a breakfast food, but it is most definitely a food that will make your day, and it goes great with fruit, jams, whipped cream, syrup, or nutella!

Panikeke

To make it, you’ll need the following:

2 cups of flour

2 tablespoons baking powder

½ cup sugar

Pinch of salt

1 egg

½ cup of milk

Water

Oil for frying

Directions:

Heat up oil over medium heat (around 350 degrees)

Sift and combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt

Add the egg and milk

Mix everything up, and stir in enough water to make a thick batter (It should look like wet dough.)

Scrape up a tablespoon of the dough and drop it carefully into the oil (You can use a second spoon.)

Cook for about 3-5 minutes until they’re a dark golden brown

Remove from oil and place on paper towels or metal cooling rack

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Great with your favorite warm beverage!

Tips:

  • You can make about 3 to 5 of these at a time in a sauce pan
  • You just need enough oil in the pan to cover the dough that you drop in
  • If the oil in the pan is the right temperature, the blobs of dough you drop in will round themselves out
  • If the oil heat is too high, the inside will be uncooked (open one up to check.)
  • If the oil heat is too low, the panikeke will be greasy

Variations:

Adding a teaspoon of vanilla or a mashed banana to the mixture before adding it to the oil is a great way to play with the taste of this particular dish. Feel free to experiment on your own too!

If you want some extra help making the panikeke, here’s a great video:

Hope you enjoy the panikeke! It makes for a fabulous treat.

The original recipe can be found here: SamoaFood.com

Peter

(Editor’s note: Eggs and milk are a more recent (and delicious)addition to panikeke. Here is the recipe for Classic Panikeke—4 cups flour, 1 cup sugar, 4 teaspoons baking powder, 1 – 2 cups water. The rest of the instructions are the same. Cooking in coconut oil may be a healthier alternative to vegetable oil. Keep in mind that experimenting and adapting for taste and preference is a Samoan characteristic so have fun! Hint: chocolate chips…)

This blog was originally posted on March 19, 2014


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I’m Peter. I grew up in Seattle, but have been living in Hawaii and Japan for the last 4 years.I love traveling; I love learning about different cultures; I love food, and I love my wife.

We’re hoping to go to Korea next year, and graduate school the year after that.My life’s the best kind of dream, the one you don’t have to wake up from.

Sources:

http://www.amusingfoodie.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Breakfast.jpg

http://www.samoafood.com/2010/11/panikeke-lapotopoto-round-pancakes.html

http://www.samoapages.com (email thumbnail)

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    Rubyon May 23, 2018 at 8:11 am

    Hello, thank you fur sharing. Would you by any chance have a recipe for skogi?

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      Nina Joneson May 23, 2018 at 8:06 pm

      No, but I’m intrigued. I see that this is a Samoan scone. I will ask around.

      Reply

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      Laigaon June 1, 2019 at 6:24 am

      I have recipe for scones if you would still want it.

      Reply

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        Nina Joneson June 5, 2019 at 4:42 pm

        If you would be willing to post it here, I’m sure many would love to have it, Thank you!

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    Marie Toilolo Maciason May 23, 2018 at 1:40 pm

    Formally a Toilolo-Alapaileilei from Malaeloa Village in American Samoa. Love sharing recipes with my friends ans neighbors but i don’t have measurements, all done by eye.

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      filion April 5, 2019 at 1:51 am

      Hi my name is Fili junior Campbell Livistone Manu and I am Samoan, Tongan, Maori, Tuvalu but I was born from Samoa and I was adopted to New Zealand 2014. I was only 10 yeas old when I came here. My nana loves making Samoan Panikeke and I helped her too.

      Reply

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    Alaifatu Fatialofaon February 1, 2019 at 12:18 am

    Um Hi peter may i get your last name i’m sorry but it’s for my “How To Do” project.

    Thank you!!

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      Nina Joneson February 9, 2019 at 1:38 am

      Peter Gregory was a blog writer for us while he was attending school at Brigham Young University – Hawaii. He has now graduated. We miss him – he’s a great blogger!

      Reply

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    filion April 9, 2019 at 2:06 am

    Hi this is Ramsi and I am straight from Samoa Vaitele and I have 1 brother and we eat panikeke all the time. Panikeke is my favourite food for breakfast and I even eat it in New Zealand too. I go to Lynfield College High School and I hang out with Fili Manu

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    filion April 10, 2019 at 12:18 am

    My family just had panikeke for breakfast this morning, from Avondale

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      Nina Joneson April 17, 2019 at 7:40 pm

      Bet is was delicious!

      Reply

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    K Tayloron October 11, 2019 at 2:36 pm

    This is also traditionally a very Turkish dish. I grew up in a remote village in Northeast of Turkey; My grandmother and my mother, even, now myself have been cooking this for generations.You can eat them Savory or sweet (by pouring syrup over them or sprinkle with icing sugar.then sprinkle with diced coconut or pistachios)

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      Nina Joneson October 11, 2019 at 9:20 pm

      Thank you for a fascinating comment. These simple ingredients are clearly popular the world over!

      Reply

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    Eseta Haroon March 25, 2020 at 2:13 pm

    Love it. Faafetai lava for sharing. I used to get them fresh from the Makeki kuai i l faleoloa o Amau, i Upolu, kalofa e, it’s a Samoan favourite i Apia i aso o le tutoatasi o Samoa ma le Tama Lea o Pat Mamaia. Manuia le Aso.

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      Nina Joneson March 26, 2020 at 3:22 pm

      Our heritage brings such happy memories. Thank you for sharing.

      Reply

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    Suezon October 9, 2020 at 1:06 pm

    My favorite breakfast dish. Only I love them with chocolate cream or plain sugar. And I also make small ones in a small frying pan to make it easier to eat. Brilliant recipe, thank you for adding it.

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      Nina Joneson October 14, 2020 at 7:40 pm

      That sounds perfect. You can’t improve on chocolate cream. So happy you enjoyed our recipe blog!

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    Noahon April 14, 2023 at 12:49 pm

    I personally like to try making it with coconut oil.

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      Nina Joneson April 17, 2023 at 7:39 pm

      I’ll have to try that!

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