Simple Pancakes
Summary: There is more than one way to make a pancake. Some are simple using just four and water others are more complex including beer or even fruit. This recipe is for a simple traditional British pancake that is easy to make. These pancakes can be prepared for a verity of uses. By varying the quantity of milk you can change the thickness and size of the pancake. The small Scottish drop scone sized pancake is idea for afternoon tea topped with jam and cream. Large middle thickness crepes can take fruit or other sweet fillings such as Canadian maple syrup. Using more milk, you can make very thin savoury pancakes, ideal for making sandwich wraps with chicken, salad and such.
Ingredients
- 100 g of plain flour
- 2 eggs
- 150 to 350ml of milk
- 50 g butter, melted
- A pinch of salt to taste
Instructions
Sift the flour to remove lumps and add all the flour, salt, eggs and milk into a large bowl. Whisk the ingredients well. The better you whisk the more air gets into the pancake making it light to eat. Melt the butter in a pan. While whisking, pour the butter into the bowl with the other ingredients.
Variations
For a sweet pancake, you can add a little sugar (25g or so). You could also mix a little dried fruit such as raisins in.
For a fluffier, lighter pancake you can add small, level, tea spoon of baking soda to the mix.
Preparation time: 30 min
Diet type: Vegetarian
Number of servings (yield): 12
Meal type: breakfast
Culinary tradition: English
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