![Food](/staticarchive/989054f433bada942de1648ccf316d3b4a597e03.gif) |
![](/staticarchive/5ea3e7590d674d9be4582cc6f6c8e86070157686.gif) |
|
|
American Pancakes |
20th Feb 2007 |
|
![](/staticarchive/5ea3e7590d674d9be4582cc6f6c8e86070157686.gif) |
![American Pancakes photo courtesy of chocmonster on flickr.com](/staticarchive/8d75a08ab75fb927f23fe9e0dc8b4a67410ad850.jpg) If you’re American you don’t need an excuse like Shrove Tuesday to cook pancakes, they’re a staple part of the breakfast menu. And if your children are on half term, they will be happy to help you make them. Linda Collister is the author ofÌý'Morning Bakes'Ìý - a book full of tempting recipes - most of which you canÌý rustle up in a few minutes. Anna Maclayn watches her make American Pancakes. |
|
|
American Pancakes Recipe |
|
![](/staticarchive/5ea3e7590d674d9be4582cc6f6c8e86070157686.gif) |
Ingredients 120g plain flour
a good pinch of salt
1 tablespoon golden caster sugar
2 large eggs, separated
20g unsalted butter, melted, plus extra for frying
200ml full-fat milk
maple syrup, to serve
Makes 12 pancakes, Serves 4
Method
Sift the flour, salt and sugar into a bowl, then make a well in the centre. Add the egg yolks, butter and milk and beat with a whisk until mixed. Gradually work in the flour to make a very thick but lump-free batter. In another bowl, whisk the egg whites until stiff, then fold them into the batter with a large metal spoon. Heat a heavy-based frying pan until medium hot, then grease it lightly with butter.
Fry the mixture in batches of 3, using a heaped tablespoon of batter for each pancake. Cook for about 1 minute until golden underneath, then turn over with a spatula and cook for another minute. Serve hot with maple syrup.
This recipe can be found in 'Morning Bakes' by Linda Collister, published by Ryland Peters &Small, ISBN: 1900518996, 8.99.
|
![](/staticarchive/5ea3e7590d674d9be4582cc6f6c8e86070157686.gif) |
Ìý |
|
![](/staticarchive/5ea3e7590d674d9be4582cc6f6c8e86070157686.gif) |
|
|
What will sway your vote?
Retired? Downsizing? Moving home to be nearer the kids?We'd like to hear your stories about moving house
![Image: Find out how more about the Woman's Hour podcast](/staticarchive/46d7d99bad2a267cea3968c11d44b7b240d07108.jpg) |
More about Woman's HourÌýpodcasts
|
![](/staticarchive/8b0a03914239a579b50a17bbb22059346bf26b90.gif) |
Ìý
| ![](/staticarchive/5ea3e7590d674d9be4582cc6f6c8e86070157686.gif) |
|
|