Pancake Recipe

Makes 10-12 Pancakes
Prep Time 5 mins
Cooking Time 2-3 mins
Ingredients

• 110g/4oz Plain/all purpose flour
• Pinch of salt
• 2 Medium free range eggs
• 250ml/9fl oz Semi-skimmed milk
• 2 Tbsp vegetable oil for frying

Method

• Sift the flour and salt into a large mixing bowl
• Make a well in the middle of the flour and break the eggs into this
• Gradually whisk in the milk, until you have a smooth batter
• Heat a little oil in a small non-stick frying pan (see cooks tips) making sure you cover the whole pan
• Make sure the pan is hot
• Add a ladleful of the batter mixture to the pan and tip the pan, making sure the batter coats the pan evenly
• Cook the first side of the pancake for 1- 2 minutes and then flip it over (either using a palette knife, or by tossing the pancake) to cook the other side, this will only take a couple of seconds
• Once cooked on both sides, transfer to a warm plate.
• If you are making a batch of pancakes (see cooks tips)
• Serve each pancake with a squeeze a fresh lemon juice and a sprinkling of caster/fine sugar, or strawberries, bananas and ice cream.

Toppings

• Few sliced strawberries
• Few slices of banana
• Scoop of ice cream
• Or tradionally in England, we have a squeeze of lemon and a sprinkling of sugar

Cook's tips

• Use a piece of kitchen paper to wipe the oil around the pan>
• For batches, you can stack them by placing a piece of greaseproof paper between each one and keep warm in the oven.

Equipment

• Small frying pan
• Large mixing bowl
• Kitchen paper

Shopping List

• 110g/4ozPlain/all purpose flour
• Salt
• 2 Medium free range eggs
• 250ml/9 fl oz Semi-skimmed milk
• Vegetable oil
• Your choice of topping

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