Pancakes

7 ingredients
8 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 4 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/4 - 1/2 teaspoon salt (or more depending on your taste, the original recipe said 1teasp.)
  • 1 egg
  • 4 tablespoons butter (melted) or 4 tablespoons shortening
  • 1 1/4 cups milk

Directions

  1. 1
    Sift dry ingredients together twice into a large bowl.
  2. 2
    Beat the egg with the milk and add the melted butter, beating to combine.
  3. 3
    Using a wooden spoon fold the egg mixture into the dry ingredients to make a smooth batter without overmixing.
  4. 4
    Heat a heavy griddle or frypan which is greased with a little butter on a paper towel.
  5. 5
    The pan is hot enough when a drop of water breaks into several smaller balls which 'dance' around the pan.
  6. 6
    Pour a small amount of batter (approx 1/4 cup) into pan and tip to spread out or spread with spoon.
  7. 7
    When bubbles appear on surface and begin to break, turn over and cook the other side.
  8. 8
    Serve with either lemon juice & sugar sprinkled on them or with golden syrup or maple syrup.

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