The Ultimate Breakfast Stack!!!

The Ultimate Breakfast Stack!!!

Ingredients: 

2 cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon sugar,
2 eggs
1 ½ to 2 cups milk
2 tablespoons
1 Large Russet Potato, peeled
1 Tbsp of All Purpose Flour
3 Tbsp of Grated Onion
1 Egg White
Salt and Pepper
Oil as needed
90ml baked beans
1 onion
2-3 tomatoes
1/2 cup cheddar cheese
4 eggs 

Method:

For the Pancakes:

• Heat your pan over medium-low heat. 
• In a bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. 
• Beat the 2 eggs into the milk, along with the 2 tablespoons of melted and cooled butter. 
• Spray some non stick spray onto your pan. 
• Ladle dollops of the pancake batter onto the pan, making pancakes of a small to medium size. 
• Flip pancakes after some bubbles occur in surface and edges and bottoms turn slightly brown

Hashbrown:

• In a large bowl pour in a glug of cold water and set aside. 
• Grate the potatoes and immediately place them into the water. 
• Leave the potatoes to sit in the water for about 5 to 10 minutes. 
• Then remove the potatoes from the water and using a dish cloth add the shredded potatoes in it and squeeze out all the excess liquid. Place them on a seperate cloth/towel to dry them up a bit more.
• In a large bowl mix the potatoes, flour, egg white, onion, salt and pepper. Make sure it is well combined.
• Add enough oil to coat the bottom to the of a large non stick pan. Heat the pan over a medium to high heat.
• When the pan hot, add dollops of the potato mixture at a time, using a spatula to flatten the mixture as much as possible, 
• Cook them for about 5 -6 minutes on each side or until brown and crispy. 

Cheese tomatoes:

• Preheat over to 180°C 
• Cut your tomatoes into circles (leave on for the beans)  and season with salt and pepper and place on non stick baking tray. 
• Sprinkle cheese over the tops of the tomatoes and bake for 15 minutes.

Beans:

• In a pan fry the onions until they turn slightly brown then add the diced tomatoes.
• Allow the tomatoes to soften slightly the add the beans and a chilli (if desired) 
• Cook for 10 minutes stirring occasionally. 

For the plating:

• Using a circlular cookie cutter, cut out the equal size pieces of pancakes and hashbrowns. (Save one ring of pancake)
• Stack the a tower of Hashbrown, cheese tomato, pancake, fried onions (optional) and pancake.
• Place the bake bean mixture around the tower leaving a little space for the egg and pancake ring.

Egg:

• In a pot of simmering water poach 4 eggs ( one at a time)
• Plate the poach eggs on the side of the tower and then border it with the left over pancake ring.