CREPES
Makes: 6-8, 2 each
Source: River Cottage Everyday
- 125g plain white flour
- 1 medium egg
- 300ml whole milk
- salt
- sunflower oil
- caster sugar
- lemon juice
- Whisk flour, salt, egg, milk into a batter, leave for 20 minutes
- Heat the pan, very little oil, ladle in the batter, it should be very thin.
- Pan flip it in the air like a boss
SCOTCH PANCAKES
175g self-raising flour
1 tsp baking powder
40g caster sugar
1 small orange, zest only (optional)
1 free-range egg
200ml milk
AMERICAN STYLE
Makes: 4 pancakes, 1/2 each
• 130ml milk
• 1 large egg
• 135g plain flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp salt
• 2 tbsp caster sugar
• 25g butter (allowed to cool slightly), plus extra for cooking/serving
Serve with: Maple syrup, butter, bacon, eggs, so on.
- Melt butter in non-stick pancake pan, allow to cool slightly
- Whisk milk, egg, flour, baking powder, salt, caster sugar and butter until combined, no lumps
- You should see the mixture bubble slightly after a while due to the baking powder.
- Heat the pan over a medium heat, then dollop in a pancake's amount, 1/4 of the mixture. Cook multiple at the same time if your pan allows.
- When the pancakes start to bubble, turn over. They should rise to 1cm.
