Light Fluffy Flavoured Pancakes - A Versatile Recipe
Servings 4
With this quick, easy, versatile family recipe for light, fluffy flavoured pancakes, there's almost no limit to the flavours you can enjoy.
Ingredients
- ¼ cup butter
- 1½ cups plain flour Plain flour is also known as all purpose flour.
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda Bicarbonate of soda is also known as baking soda.
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup yogurt in a flavour of your choice
- 1 cup milk half fat (2%) or full cream (whole milk) works best
- 2 eggs, beaten
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla, almond or other flavouring or ground spices, optional Choose a flavour that compliments the yogurt.
- 2 tablespoons butter, for frying the pancakes You may need slightly more or less.
- Maple syrup and garnishes, to serve
Instructions
- Melt the ¼ cup (57 grams) of butter over low heat and set aside to cool.
- In a large bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
- In another bowl, combine the flavoured yogurt, milk and beaten eggs.
- Slowly beat the cooled, melted butter into the yogurt mixture.
- Add the yogurt mixture to the dry ingredients (flour mixture) all at once, stirring just until thoroughly mixed. Do not over-mix or beat.
- Heat a griddle or large frying pan over medium heat.
- Put a little bit of the 2 tablespoons of butter on the griddle to grease.
- Place dollops of batter (a scant quarter cup of batter makes a good size pancake) on a the hot, lightly greased griddle or frying pa.
- Cook on one side until bubbles form and break on the surface.
- Turn the pancakes over with a spatula or egg flipper.
- Cook for another minute or so until golden brown on both sides and cooked through.
- Serve immediately.
- Repeat until all the batter is gone.
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