Hoppers

Hoppers are soft, leavened stove-top flatbreads, a kind of cross between pancakes and bread, that cook in a wok-shaped pan (hopper maker) to make bowl-shaped bread. The middle area of the “bowl” is thick, with thin, almost frilly edges all round. The bottom of the bread is lightly browned, the top tender and steam cooked. The unusual name is an English adaptation of the Tamil word for rice breads, appa or appam, that is commonly used in Sri Lanka. (In Sri Lanka, there is anoth