Pancakes

Pancake

Sometimes we make many excuses to skip our breakfast simply blaming our busy schedule, loss of appetite or forgetting it rather due to our laziness.

Breakfast is still the most important meal of the day whether we eat it or not. So why not starting the day with a favorite, tasty recipe? Pancakes could do it, as they are quick to make and is delicious.

Pancakes could be prepared with the very common ingredients available in our kitchen. Pancakes could be of different shapes, thickness and flavors. A typical British Pancake has three key ingredients: plain flour, eggs, and milk, made in a batter form. Although there are many variations of pancake recipes, but if we are making it for the first time then one should go for a decent basic recipe of pancake.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup flour
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 cup semi-skimmed milk
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil

Preparation time 10 minutes.

How to Prepare:

First thing that we need is preparing a batter. Take plain flour into a large bowl and add a pinch of salt. Add sugar and baking powder into it. Mix the dry ingredients thoroughly and avoid making any lump. Beat 1 medium egg then pour it into the middle of the bowl. Gently whisk the mixture while slowly adding the milk. Make a nice thick creamy batter. Do not prepare the batter long before the cooking starts which may cause the pancakes to stick into the pan and make it a mess.

Now heat a non stick flat pan over medium heat. Check that the pan is sufficiently hot by dropping water over it. When it will sizzle, the pan is now ready. Pour one full big spoon of batter into the pan. If we make larger / thicken pancakes, pour more batter. For smaller one we pour less amount of the batter. The batter may spread across the pan. Use a wooden spatula to make it thin and give a nice even spread.

Cook the first side approximately two minutes or until the bubbles that form on the top dries up. Flip it over and let the other side cook for about a minute, until it turns golden brown.

When a nice aroma will come and both sides have cooked well, the pancake is now ready to eat. It’s better to eat with strawberry and blackberry jam or sometimes with tomato sauce.

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