Flap-Jacks

(from cokerlj’s recipe box)

This is a family tradition from my husbands side. They make it for Christmas morning breakfast…I make it for New Years Day morning. It is similar to a waffle/pancake/fried donut…Maybe an Indian Fry Bread?

Source: Coker Family

Categories: Breads, Breakfast, Pastries

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup warm water
  • 1 package yeast
  • 1 tablespoon sugar in yeast
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  • 1 cup warm milk
  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons sugar in dough
  • 2 1/2 to 3 cups flour

Directions

  1. CLARIFICATION: This is NOT the way the Coker girls make theirs…it is the same ingredients BUT NOT THE SAME MIXING PROCESS. They sort of dump it all together and mix it together, mixing by hand. I use my stand mixer with the dough attachment. Also they use all purpose flour and because it is a yeast dough, I use a high gluten flour or bread flour.

  2. Dissolve yeast in warm water with 1 tablespoon sugar.

  3. Beat the egg, adding sugar and salt, and oil.

  4. Slowly add the milk, making sure temperature is no hotter than 110 degrees. Then add the yeast mixture.

  5. Start stirring in the flour until you have a consistency that will form a ball…not too much flour to make a hard ball, but a nice soft ball that will keep its shape for a few seconds before it starts to flatten out.

  6. Make sure the flour is thoroughly added in.

  7. Grease your bowl and the top of the ball. (You will need a bigger bowl than you might think for such a small ball of dough.)

  8. Cover with a very damp towel and leave out over night. (If you live in a very warm climate or you keep your house very warm at night you can put in the fridge then take out to come to room temp while you relax and drink your coffee.) AGAIN THIS IS WHERE I DIFFER FROM THE COKER GIRLS. I have found that if I just butter the top and wrap the bowl real good in saran the damp towel is not needed.

  9. Cut dough in half and roll out to about 1/2 inch thick. Cut into irregular strips/pieces (about 4 inches long by 2 1/2 inches wide) …maybe a trapezoid?, making a slit in the center of each strip/piece.

  10. Place in a skillet with hot oil and fry until done on one side, flip brown again, drain on paper towel. (I have discovered if you brown too much the flap-jack gets very tough.)

  11. Serve with butter and maple syrup.

  12. This makes enough for 3-4 people for breakfast…double if you have a larger hungry family.

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