I’ve tried quite a few different types of pancakes, but I think traditional pancakes with sugar and lemon are my overall favourite. My kids love pancakes, and it’s their breakfast of choice for any special occasions such as their birthdays. Here are some of the recipes that I’ve used time and again over the last few years.
I know you can buy packets of ready made mix, but there couldn’t be anything simpler than this recipe, and you’ve probably already got all the ingredients at home already.
I wasn’t sure before I made these, but the bacon with the maple syrup just goes. If you’ve been sitting on the fence, just give them a go. It’s delicious!
I wish I could take credit for these Red Velvet Pancakes, but this recipe has been put together by the Chef’s at Gousto.
Ingredients (Serves 2):
For the pancakes:
115g self-raising flour
15g cocoa powder
1 tsp baking powder
1 tbsp honey
2 eggs
1 tbsp vegetable oil, plus extra for frying
130ml milk
A couple of drops of red food colouring
30g dark chocolate chips
For the cream cheese frosting:
1.5 tbsp honey
120g cream cheese
To serve:
Chocolate sauce and chocolate shavings
How To:
Step 1: Grab a bowl and mix together the flour, baking powder, cocoa powder, and a pinch of salt. Make a well in the middle of your dry ingredients and add the eggs, honey, veg oil, milk, and food colouring.
Step 2: Beat the wet ingredients together then stir in the dry ingredients until you have a batter. Don’t worry if there are a few lumps.
Tip: Don’t over-mix your batter! It will make your pancakes less fluffy (and no one likes a limp pancake).
Step 3: Heat some oil in a non-stick frying pan. Ladle in 1/6 of your batter then sprinkle a few chocolate chips on top. Cook for 2 minutes, or until bubbles form on top of the pancake, then flip over and cook for another 2 minutes until golden. Repeat with the remaining batter.
Tip: Use medium heat until the pan is hot, then reduce to a medium-low. Blasting the heat will burn your cakes (or crêpes). Once they’re cooked, keep them warm under a tea towel.
Step 4: While your pancakes cook, mix the cream cheese and remaining honey together. This is your sweet, cream cheese frosting.
Step 5: Serve your pancakes with a dollop of cream cheese frosting and a sprinkle of chocolate shavings. Then add a good drizzle of chocolate sauce over the stack. Enjoy!
More Pancake Tips from Gousto’s Senior Chef Jordan Moore:
Use a non-stick pan.
Add the mixture to a really hot frying pan.
Add a little more oil between cooking each pancake.
Use butter, coconut, or rapeseed oil for frying.
Spread the mixture out in the pan as quickly as possible.
Always add the liquid to the flour gradually, and keep whisking to avoid lumps.
When it comes to gluten-free flour, the best ones to use are rice, buckwheat, or coconut flour. For dairy alternatives for milk, you can use almond, rice, soya, or coconut milk.
If age-appropriate, adding protein like nuts and seeds to your pancake will help to maintain your blood sugar, keeping you fuller for longer.
My kids love to have pancakes and are requested quite often, especially as a Birthday breakfast.
Here is the most simple Pancake batter recipe that I’ve been using for years which can’t really go wrong.
What you need:
100g Plain Flour
1 Egg (large)
300mls of Milk
Pinch of Salt
Butter for frying.
How to:
Crack the egg into a bowl and add milk and whisk. Gradually sift in the flour stirring as you go along. Add in a pinch of salt and mix.
I always at this point put the batter mixture in the fridge for about half an hour which I was told to do by my mum but not sure why.
Melt butter in a frying pan and put on hob until hot.
Depending on size of pan add just enough batter to cover the bottom of the pan.
Flip or use a flipper (fish slice) until golden on both sides.
To make a batch I have the oven on low and keep adding them to the oven until the whole batch is cooked and then serve.
Toppings
You can’t beat just sugar and lemon in my opinion but of course the possibilities are endless. Here are a few to get you going, but please feel free to add suggestions in the comments.
Maple Syrup
Golden Syrup
Peanut Butter
Jam
Cream of any sort
Chocolate Sauce
Ice cream
Nutella
Honey
Bananas
Strawberries
Raspberries
Blueberries
Cinnamon
If you fancy something more than the simple pancake batter recipe then make sure you have a look at our Pancake Kebab Recipe or why not give American Pancakes a go topped with Maple Syrup and Bacon.
For more Pancake Recipes and Breakfast ideas pop over to my Breakfast Recipes board on Pinterest.
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