Apam balik (malay crepe). Apam balik (English: 'turnover pancake') or terang bulan (English: 'bright moon') or martabak manis (English: 'sweet martabak') or 曼煎粿 Màn Jiān Guǒ. Apam balik is a crispy and fluffy Asian pancake turnover filled with roasted peanuts, sugar, creamy sweet corn, some butter and then folded into half. The thickness of an Apam Balik can also be different.

This soft pancake which is usually made to order has a thick surface with thin and crispy side. Apam balik uses plain wheat flour. It does require a small amount of gluten to obtain the soft and fluffy texture. You can have Apam balik (malay crepe) using 10 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Apam balik (malay crepe)

Prepare 1 of egg.
Prepare 1/2 cup of sugar.
Prepare 1 1/2 cup of water.
Prepare 2 cup of flour.
It's 1 tsp of baking powder.
You need 1/2 tsp of bicarbonate soda.
You need 1 pinch of salt.
It's 1 of sugar.
It's 1 of coarsely pounded peanut.
Prepare 1 can of cream of corn.

My Asian Kitchen: Apam Balik Thin Crepe Version ( Peanut Pancake). Malaysian pancake with ground peanuts and creamy sweet corn filling. Ban Jian Kueh (in Hokkien) or Apam Balik (in Malay) is a very famous snack food in Malaysia. Made these for breakfast, very crispy indeed!

Apam balik (malay crepe) instructions

Blend together sugar and water.
Add water and blend again.
Add flour, baking powder, bicarbonate soda and salt gradually to the batter..
Heat a 7 inch non-stick pan.
Add 1 scoop of the batter to the pan and spread the batter with the back of the lid as thin as possible..
Let the batter cook a bit and put sugar, and peanut to your taste on top. Let the sugar melt a bit. Lastly, put cream of corn and fold it into half. Ready to serve.

I used the same batter to make some kaya crepes, tasted as good. Do share your success story with other readers. Q: Do you conduct classes for making apam balik? A: No, I do not conduct any classes at the moment. Make this crispy version of thin Apam Balik filled with sweet chocolate and peanut filling without any special kitchen tools.