American Pancake

Its been a while that I haven't made hot cakes. I remember when we were young, we often have this for snack. It's very easy that I task my son to mix and whisk the batter. He loves to help me out at the kitchen. It's good for them to learn the basic cooking at young age.





American Pancakes

125 g plain flour
pinch of salt
2 tsp baking powder
2 tbsp caster sugar
1 L egg, beaten
200 ml milk
nut-free vegetable oil for frying

to serve
maple or golden syrup
handful of berries (optional)
lemon wedges (optional)

1 Sift the flour with the salt, baking powder, and sugar.

2 Make a well on the center, add the egg and half the milk and whisk (but do not over mix) to form a smooth, creamy batter. Stir in the remaining milk.

3 Heat a little oil in a frying pan over a medium heat. pour off the excess. Add enough batter to the pan to make a pancake about 5in in diameter, and cook until bubbles appear underneath, about 1-1/2 minutes. Flip over with a palette knife and quickly cook the other side. Slide it out onto a plate and keep warm while you cook the remainder. Heat the pan with a little more oil between each pancake. If you have a big pan, you could cook 2 - 3 pancake at a time.

4 Serve the pancakes hot with maple or golden syrup with a knob of butter, fruits or lemon wedges to squeeze over.

Tip:
The pancakes are best made fresh so keep them warm on a plate over a pan of gently simmering water while you cook the remainder.