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American Style Pancakes

Big thick and fluffy pancakes - what great pancakes should be! While I love trying different pancake recipes from all over the world, this recipe is definitely a family favourite.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 4 large pancakes

Ingredients
 

  • 1 tablespoon baking powder, level
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 2 large Eggs, beaten
  • 2 tablespoons butter, melted and cooled
  • 1 ¼ cups milk
  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • butter for frying

Instructions
 

BLENDER

  • The easiest way to make these is to put all the ingredients into a blender and blitz until smooth.

BY HAND:

  • If you do mix up the batter by hand in a bowl, make a well in the flour. Then add baking powder, salt, sugar.
  • Mix together the eggs, melted butter and milk, then add into the flour and beat together until smooth.
  • Transfer into a jug as it's much easier to pour the batter into the pan than to spoon it.
  • Heat a smooth non-stick frying pan on the stove.
  • When you cook the pancakes, all you need to remember is that when the upper side of the pancake is blistering and bubbling it's time to cook the second side, and this needs only about 1 minute, if that.

Notes

  • If you want them for school lunches, make them smaller than you would for breakfast.
  • Serve with fresh fruit such as sliced banana, strawberries and blueberries.
  • You can use the following as an alternative to American pancake syrup - jam, golden syrup, maple syrup, compote,  or berry couli.