BCDC's Hawaiian Flap Jacks
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| Breakfast Club Diner California's Hawaiian Flap Jacks |
My favorite meal of the day is breakfast, I can eat it any time of the day. The one thing I love as much as breakfast are diners. I love diners because they're a little bit of history trapped in time. I always say I was born in the wrong decade, and I feel like I should've been alive during the 50's and 60's, so I'm right at home at diners. Two of my favorite diners in San Diego County are The Corvette Diner and The Breakfast Club Diner California. They represent my two favorite eras, the one I relate to and the era I was born in.
The Breakfast Club Diner or BCDC for short, is a different type of diner. Not your typical oldies diner like the Corvette Diner, yet still stuck in time. Instead of going back to the 50's or 60's the stained glass David Bowie on the door prepares you for a trip back to the 80's.
Into the era of John Hughes' Breakfast Club, big hair, neon colors, and dancing movies like Footloose, and Flashdance. If the 80's new era classics playing on the radio aren't enough to remind you of the music of the time, the stained glass portraits of Slash and Madonna on the windows should do the trick.
I love this place, its only about 35 minutes away from home, but Daniel and I always make sure to make it to Oceanside before 3pm so we can go there. Everything we've had has been delicious, from the bacon that reminds me of my mom's chicharones, to the onion rings that are so big and yummy you have to try them, to the pancakes which are the yummiest and fluffiest I've ever had. This place is the bomb! There's never a line, and the manager Perry is always friendly, making his rounds around the tables making sure everyone is enjoying their meals. But the one dish I recommend everyone tries is the Hawaiian Flap Jacks. The first time I tried them it changed my life.
So much, that I went home and tried to make my own version of the recipe. I'm always in charge of the pancakes when we make breakfast so I knew I had to make these for everyone else. I used Bisquick pancake and biscuit mix because I had in my pantry. Its a quick and easy way to make pancakes that taste yummy especially if you add things to them like I always do. This is the way I add fruit and toppings to all of my pancakes. After you put the batter on the hot griddle before you flip it, add desired topping to the top one by one. Then carefully flip again once sides begin to bubble and look cooked. Make sure your pineapple is dry because the juice will burn faster than the pancake mix, and cause it to be dark. Anytime I make pancakes using Bisquick I replace the milk with buttermilk which makes them fluffier. If you don't have buttermilk, regular milk works just fine. Make sure to add coconut to batter, but don't over mix or pancakes will be tough.
The other trick to these you cannot be without is the coconut whipped cream. I made my own whipped cream from scratch but you can use cool whip if you don't want to make your own. I suggest homemade, its easy and adds a lot more flavor. The trick is to add the coconut to the whipped cream once stiff peaks have formed, and carefully fold it in so it doesn't deflate the whipped cream. Trust me these wont be the same without the whipped cream. Top them with more shredded coconut, and powdered sugar. BCDC's pancakes are so fluffy and yummy, so if you can't make it to Oceanside or want a little piece of paradise for breakfast you have to try to make these! :)
My Version of Breakfast Club Diner California's Hawaiian Flap Jacks
Pancakes:
2 Cups Original Bisquick® mix1 Cup Buttermilk or regular milk
2 Eggs
1 Teaspoon Vanilla
2 Tablespoons Shredded coconut
1/4 Cup Pineapple chunks (let dry off on a paper towel)
Whipped Cream:
1 Cup Heavy cream
1 Tablespoon Powdered sugar
1 Teaspoon Vanilla extract
1 Teaspoon Coconut (you can add more or less depending on desired coconut taste)
In a cold mixing bowl fit with a whisk attachment mix heavy cream until peaks are about to form. Add sugar and vanilla and continue to whip until stiff peaks form then fold in coconut. You can add more or less sugar depending on how sweet you like it. Be careful not over mix or it will start to separate, and look like butter.
Hawaiian Flap Jacks:
Prepare pancake mix as it says on the box, add coconut and mix just until combined. Be careful to not over mix or pancakes will be tough. Make sure to crack eggs in another bowl first so you don't have any egg shells in the batter. On a hot griddle or pan prepared with butter place about 1/4 cup of batter, more or less depending on the size you want. Add pineapple chunks one by one, on top of the raw batter. Once the sides have bubbled and the edges look cooked carefully flip the pancake. Don't press down on the pancake just let it do its thing. Let cool for just a bit and top with coconut whipped cream, more coconut, and powdered sugar. Enjoy!! :)
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