Southwestern Cakes

Name: Southwestern Cakes
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: unsaturated oil of your choice as needed; ¼ cup cooked black beans; ⅓ cup cooked corn kernels; 1 red bell pepper, charred over a flame, seeded, and cut into ¼-inch squares; 1 green bell pepper, charred over a flame, seeded, and cut into ¼-inch squares; 1 large zucchini, cut into ¼-inch cubes and sautéed in a little oil until tender; 1 or 2 canned chipotle chiles, finely chopped, or to your personal taste 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro leaves; 1 or 2 canned chipotle chiles, finely chopped, or to your personal taste 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro leaves; 1 large egg white; 1 whole large egg plus 1 large egg white; 1 whole large egg plus 1 large egg white; ½ cup milk or your choice; ½ cup unbleached all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; Salt; ¼ cup plain cooked cracked wheat

Preparation info

FFR—12 cakes;
6
servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The New Making of a Cook

By Madeleine Kamman

Published 1997

About

Ingredients

1 whole large egg plus 1 large egg white
½ cup milk or your choice

Europe
France
Cake
Vegetarian

Method

Separate the whole egg and dilute the yolk with the milk. Reserve the egg white. Mix the flour and baking powder together in a large bowl and season with salt. Make a well in the center and gradually add the milk-egg mixture. Whisk until smooth. Mix in the wheat and all the vegetables and seasonings. In a medium-size bowl, beat the two egg whites to stage 3 foam and fold into the vegetable mixt