Speaking of birthdays, I recently celebrated my 21st birthday, and to kick off the celebrations we made American style pancakes for breakfast. I wanted something quick and easy as I didn't want to be spending too long in the kitchen on my birthday, and this recipe is definitely both quick and easy. You just whizz up all of your ingredients in a blender, cook the pancakes and you're done! Minimal effort and minimal washing up!
Ingredients (makes around 12-15 small pancakes)
225g plain flour
30g melted butter (and extra for frying)
300ml milk
2 large free range eggs
2tsp sugar
1tbsp baking powder
a pinch of salt
Method
- Place all of your ingredients into a blender and blitz it until smooth. Pour your pancake batter into a jug - this makes it easier to pour.
- Heat a frying pan on the stove, add a small amount of butter and coat the pan.
- Pour a small amount of the batter into the frying pan into a neat circle. It is totally up to you how big or small you make your pancakes - I think the small American pancakes are really sweet, but you can make yours bigger if you prefer.
- Once your circle of batter has cooked around the edges, it's time to flip! Flip it over and cook the other side until it is lovely and golden.
- Now it's ready for whatever toppings or fillings you want! Some ideas are:
- nutella and banana
- berries and vanilla cream
- lemon and sugar
- bacon and maple syrup (my favourite!) - If you want a proper American stack of pancakes, once each pancake has been cooked, pop it on a plate and cover with kitchen foil until you're ready to eat them!
I hope you like this breakfast idea - they really are so simple, and this is coming from someone who really used to struggle with pancakes!
I know I've had a long break from The Little Yellow Book, but I'm definitely going to be posting more regularly now that I'm back in the swing of things at uni - and baking will be a much needed break from writing my dissertation!
I know I've had a long break from The Little Yellow Book, but I'm definitely going to be posting more regularly now that I'm back in the swing of things at uni - and baking will be a much needed break from writing my dissertation!