I love pancakes.  We are not long back from America and indulged in a decent amount of fluffy pancake eating.  I haven’t been feeling too well the last few days, so wakening up to a plate of these on a lazy Sunday morning made me feel better, and brought back happy memories of a great holiday!

Fluffy American Pancakes (Serves 4, or 2 very hungry people!)

Ingredients

200g self-raising flour
1 ½ tsp baking powder
1 tbsp golden caster sugar
3 large eggs
25g melted butter, plus extra for cooking
200ml milk
vegetable oil, for cooking

Method

• In a large bowl mix the flour, baking powder, golden caster sugar and a pinch of salt until well mixed together
• Next, add to the bowl the eggs, butter and milk and mix together using a whisk or an electric whisk
• Heat up a frying pan with a small amount of butter and a dash of oil, a medium heat should do.
• Once the butter has melted its time to pour in the batter. You can pour the mixture into a jug from the bowl or use a ladle
• Start by pouring the batter into the pan trying to keep the pancakes as round as possible! Don’t overcrowd the pan, you may only be able to cook 2/3 at a time
• Once bubbles appear on the surface of the pancakes, its time to flip to the other side and cook for a further couple of mins until golden.
• Remove from the pan and keep warm either in a lightly warmed oven, warming drawer or cover with a tea towel, and repeat until the batter is used.
• Whisk together either with a balloon whisk or electric hand beaters until smooth then pour into a jug.
• Once all cooked its time to serve, you can serve with anything such as bacon, maple syrup, jam and just plain butter on its own (my favourite when they are hot just off the pan!)