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Adapted from the Wikibooks Cookbook: Pancakes (North American)
- +9 ingredients
- +6 steps
Ingredients
- Added: 120 g plain flour, or half wholemeal
- Added: 1½ tsp baking powder
- Added: 1 pinch salt
- Added: 1 tbsp sugar, for a sweeter batter(optional)
- Added: 250 ml milk, or buttermilk
- Added: 1 egg, separated
- Added: 1 tbsp butter, for the pan
- Added: Maple syrup, to serve
- Added: Fresh berries, to serve(optional)
Method
Added step 1:
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar.
2 minAdded step 2:
Separate the egg, putting the white in a clean medium bowl. Whisk the milk and the yolk into the dry ingredients until smooth.
3 minAdded step 3:
Whip the egg white until stiff, then gently fold it into the batter. (Skip this if you used buttermilk; the batter will be thick enough.)
4 minAdded step 4:
Heat a non-stick frying pan or griddle over medium heat and grease it with a little butter.
3 minAdded step 5:
Pour in small ladles of batter, a few at a time. Cook for about 2 minutes until the edges look dry and bubbles appear on the surface, then flip and cook 1–2 minutes more until golden. Repeat with the rest, buttering the pan as needed.
15 minAdded step 6:
Serve warm with butter, maple syrup and berries.
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