Fabulous Fluffy American Pancakes Recipe

These fluffy little edible treats really are the breakfast of champions. They are so quick and easy to make and a real treat for a lazy weekend breakfast or brunch. Perfect if you just want to treat yo' self or if you need some inspiration for your breakfast / brunch menu.

They are delicious served with fresh fruit - blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, blackberries and cover in honey or maple syrup. If you want to really indulge you could go all out with streaky bacon and maple syrup.

Total Prep and Bake Time: 30 Minutes

Difficulty: Really Easy

Serves: 6 Pancakes (if you are making for four people then double the ingredients in the list below)

Ingredients:

- 140 grams plain white flour or all purpose flour - 1 tablespoon (large spoon) baking powder - 1 teaspoon (small spoon) of salt - 2 large tablespoons of caster sugar - 130 ml semi-skimmed milk - 1 large egg, beaten - 50 grams melted butter (or you could substitute for olive oil, plus extra for cooking)

Method:

- In a large bowl, add the flour, baking powder, sugar and salt

- beat the egg in a separate bowl

- melt the butter in a saucepan

- now add the milk, butter and beaten egg to the bowl of dry mixture and stir until smooth. (It should only take a few minutes to get a creamy consistency of the batter

- Using a non-stick frying pan over a medium heat melt some butter (or olive oil) then once hot, ladle out the batter onto the pan, making two circles of pancakes, or one if your pan is small.

- Wait until the top of the pancake begins to bubble, then turn it over and cook until both sides are golden brown and the pancake has risen to about 1 cm thick.

- Remove from the pan onto a plate and repeat until the batter has been used

- Serve with Fresh Fruit and Maple Syrup (on the side or otherwise)

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