Cooking with Colm: Peanut butter and banana pancakes are the ultimate weekend brunch
Growing up, peanut butter did seem a bit exotic to me.
I remember as a child being fascinated when American TV shows featured a child getting a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. They invariably seemed delighted by this, and to me, growing up in Ireland of the 1970s and ’80s, peanut butter did seem a bit exotic.
The addition of ‘jelly’ added to that sense of the exotic, making a sandwich sound like some sort of intriguing dessert. I remember being pretty disappointed when I found out that jelly was just jam. That aside, there is something very special about the combination of savoury, creamy peanut butter and the sweetness of the fruit.
