Ingredients
British
- 110 g plain flour
- Pinch of salt
- 2 eggs
- 200 ml milk
- 75 ml water
- 50 g butter
Toppings:
- 1 lemon
- Caster sugar
American
- 135 g plain flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp caster sugar
- 130 ml milk
- 1 egg
- 2 tbsp butter, melted
Toppings:
- Maple syrup
- Butter
Scottish (Scotch)
- 225 g self-raising flour
- 50 g caster sugar
- 280 ml milk
- 2 eggs
- 2 tbsp sunflower oil
Toppings:
- Butter
- Jam
- Honey
- Berries
- Yoghurt
French (crêpes)
- 125 g plain flour
- 15 g caster sugar
- Pinch of salt
- 2 eggs
- 325 ml milk
- 50 ml double cream
- 20 g butter (clarified)
Leave to rest the batter for up to an hour.
Vegan (Banana)
- 2 bananas, mashed (peeled ~160 g)
- 120 g plain flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 120 ml oat milk
- 3 tsp vegetable oil
Toppings:
- Blueberries
- Banana, sliced
Method
- Sift the dry ingredients into a large mixing bowl
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the wet ingredients
- Pour the wet mixture graduallly into the dry mixture then whisk until smooth
- Melt 1 tbsp butter in a hot pan
- Turn the heat down to medium
- Spoon in enough batter for one pancake
- Tip the batter around the edges of the pan, cook, then flip when ready
- Add a bit more butter and repeat for each pancake