Easy and delicious pancake recipe
Make the ultimate pancakes this Pancake Day with our simple, quick, and easy recipe. Get inventive with your toppings and you’ll wish you could eat pancakes every day!
- 100g plain flour
- 2 large eggs
- 300ml milk
- 1tbsp sunflower or vegetable oil
- Pinch of salt
- Toppings of your choice!
What is Pancake Day?
Pancake Day, also known as Shrove Tuesday, is a traditional Christian celebration observed in many countries. It occurs the day before Ash Wednesday and signifies the beginning of Lent, a period of fasting and repentance leading up to Easter.
The tradition of eating pancakes on this day is thought to come from the need to use up rich ingredients like eggs, milk, and sugar before the fasting period of Lent. And it just so happens that those ingredients help to create the perfect pancake batter!
How to make simple and easy pancakes
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Makes 12
1. Mix mix mix!
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, eggs, milk, oil and a pinch of salt.
Keep mixing until you create a smooth batter with the consistency of single cream.
2. Let's get cooking!
Heat up a medium frying pan and add a little bit of oil, this will stop the pancake batter sticking to the pan.
Once the pan is hot, add a ladleful of the batter to the pan and cook for a minute per side or until both sides are golden.
Top tip: Use a spatula to help flip your pancake if you’re having difficulties.
3. Toppings!
It’s time to get super creative! Will you go sweet or savoury with your toppings? Take a look below to see some ideas to inspire your perfect pancake!
Have a sweet treat by having:
Classic lemon and sugar
Chocolate spread
Fruit
Maple syrup
Jam/lemon curd/marmalade
Or turn your pancake savoury:
Ham and cheese
Smoked salon and cream cheese
Scrambled eggs and cheese
Still need help picking your pancake topping?
If you can't decide what to have on your pancakes? We've got you covered, take this quiz to find out what you should have!
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