As an aside, I'd like to explore some dishes from differing states of the US. The USA has a great variety of produce and I think there's much more to American food than just burgers.
Anyway, to the recipe at hand. These are a breakfast favourite, and are a great base for building flavours on top, as they can be sweet or savoury. Or even better - both! Crispy, salty streaky bacon with sticky sweet maple syrup is a heart-attack-inducing match made in heaven. Try chocolate spread, fruit and yoghurt, cheese, fresh tomato salsa...
...or enjoy simply with butter and maple syrup as I have below.
Ingredients
135g / 4 3/4oz plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2 tbsp caster sugar
130ml / 4 1/2floz milk
1 large egg, lightly beaten
30g / 2 tbsp melted butter
Method
- Sift the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar together into a bowl.
- In a separate jug or bowl, lightly whisk the egg and milk together, then whisk in the melted butter.
- Pour the milk mixture into the flour mixture and beat with a fork until smooth. Allow to stand for a couple of minutes.
- Heat a knob of butter in a frying pan over a medium heat. Once melted, add a ladleful of batter. Depending on how big you want your pancakes / how big your frying pan is, ladle a few to cook at the same time. The mixture will be quite thick and sticky - don't worry, this is how it should be!
- Allow to cook for a minute or two. once the pancake starts to bubble, flip it over so that both sides are golden brown, and the pancake has risen to about a 1cm thick.
- Repeat til you've used all your batter!
Enjoy them fresh from the pan, this is the best way. Spread with butter and lashings of maple syrup.
Beautiful.
Dig in!
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