Friday, August 16, 2013

My First Attempt At Panelle

A while back I bought some Garbanzo Bean Flour for a very low price and last night I finally decided to do something with it!  I decided to make Panelle.  You may already know about this food but I have to admit I am a beginning when it comes to tasting it - let alone TRYING to MAKE it!
Panella are Sicilian fritters made from gram flour and other ingredients. They are a popular street food in Palermo and are often eaten between bread or on a roll, like a sandwich. Panella are believed to be of Arabic origin. Wikipedia


For the Panelle itself I used the following:
2 C Water
1/4 Pound Garbanzo Bean Flour
1 T Wildtree Garlic Garlore
1 T Parsley
Wildtree California Garlic Pepper to taste
Splash of Jalapeno Grapeseed Oil for 'pan frying'

I decided to make a dipping sauce for them - a Garlic Dijon Aioli. 

For that I used the following:
>1 C Vegan Mayo
Splash of Lemon Juice
1 tea Grey Poupon
2 tea Minced Garlic with Juice
Wildtree California Garlic Pepper to taste

I was really pleased with my very first attempt with Panelle.  I will have to try it again but as a sandwich!  Feel free to click on the photos for a closer look!
 

13 comments:

  1. Looks great, I haven't used panelle in years. I try to stay away from most flour type products. That and other foods that contain yeast...

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    1. I used Bob's Red Mills Garbanzo Bean Flour in this case...I think the flours I do use are all Bob's.

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    2. I keep even the bean flours at a minimum because of candida. Once I dropped that out of my eating habits, I've found that I didn't have as many candida issues, which is refreshing! :)

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    3. I guess I didn't realize you had past issues with Candida! I hear that is becoming more and more of a problem - just like Celiac and other food intolerance. Food can certainly be a scary thing, ya know!?

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  2. My girl would probably love this - she loves anything and everything fried.

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    1. I think next time I would add a bit more garlic, too!

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  3. These do look yummy! I might have to give them a try sometime soon : )

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    1. I did them in a frying pan and scraped the sides up like an egg/omelet until 'done' and cooled, etc.

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    2. Oh! After it cooled, I cut and 'pan fried' with Grapeseed Oil until gently brown

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  4. This looks great and I recently had a great version of this at Baagan last week and need to start making my own again.

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    1. I'll be on the look out for it now...it was the first time I ever had it actually!

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  5. I've never heard of panelle before, but it sounds good and I love that it is gluten-free =)

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    1. Honestly - I wasn't familiar with it either LOL.

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