Name: Ube Bibingka Fluffy Pancake
Ingredients: 2 eggs; 3 tbsp milk; 2 tbsp sugar; 1 pinch salt; ½ tsp vanilla essence; 1 tbsp vegetable oil; ½ cup all-purpose flour; 1 tsp baking powder; 2 tsp ube flavoring; 2 egg whites; 1 tbsp sugar; salted eggs slices

Prepare eggs

1

Separate the egg yolks and whites from 2 large eggs into two different bowls.

Make egg yolk mixture

2

In another bowl, add the egg yolks, milk, sugar, a pinch of salt, vanilla essence, ube flavoring, and vegetable oil then mix well.

Sift dry ingredients

3

Sift the flour and baking powder into the egg mixture. Mix everything together until smooth with no large lumps, and set aside.

Prepare egg whites

4

With an electric mixer, start beating the egg whites on medium speed. When the egg whites start to thicken up, add 1 tablespoon of sugar and beat them on medium-high speed for 2-3 minutes or until stiff peaks form.

Fold into pancake batter

5

Add the meringue to the pancake batter in 3 parts and carefully fold them into the batter until just incorporated, making sure not to deflate.

Prepare pan

6

Lightly grease a non-stick pan with butter and place a thick ring mold in the center.

Cook pancakes

7

Pour the pancake batter to fill the mold until halfway. Cover the pan and cook on medium-low heat until the pancake has risen to the top of the mold and the center is jiggly. carefully flip, cover, and cook for another 5 minutes on this side.