Pancakes

138 ratings

Prep Time:5 mins

Cooking Time:3 mins

Serves:6 Adults

Cost:Low

Introducing the secret to perfect pancakes in just a few easy steps. Sweeten up this simple staple by adding fresh or stewed fruit.

Ingredients

100g / 4 oz. of plain flour
2 medium eggs
300ml / 10 fl oz. of semi-skimmed milk
1 teaspoon of sunflower oil

Method

Sift the flour into a large mixing bowl, make a well in the centre and then add the beaten eggs.
Use a balloon whisk to beat the eggs into the flour and gradually whisk in the milk until just smooth.
Brush a non-stick medium frying pan with the oil and when very hot pour in about 3 tablespoons worth of the batter.
Quickly tilt the pan from side to side to form a thick layer of batter and cook for one minute.
Flip the pancake over with a spatula and cook until the underside is slightly golden.
Continue with the rest of the batter, recoating the pan with oil when required.

What you will need

Frying pan
Mixing bowl
Spatula
Whisk

Serving suggestions

Are you a lover of pancakes, but looking for healthy options without sacrificing flavour? Not to worry, pancakes can be good for you, too. Learn how to make easy healthy pancakes by using some of these pancake topping ideas:

Low-fat natural yogurt with sliced strawberries: 1 tablespoon of sliced strawberries and 1 tablespoon of low-fat natural yogurt adds 25 calories
Stewed fruit (stewed with sugar): 1 tablespoon adds 12 calories. Learn how to cook fruit safely here.
A squeeze of lemon

Nutritional Information:

All our recipes are nutritionally analysed by our team of experts.

1/6 of the recipe contains

Energy

478kj

114kcal

Fat

3.4g

Saturates

1.2g

Sugars

2.4g

Salt

0.11g

FOOD SAFETY

Food sensitivities

A food sensitivity is a bad reaction to a food that is otherwise safe to eat. On the island of Ireland, the three most common forms of food hypersensitivity are food allergy, food intolerance and coeliac disease. You can be allergic or intolerant to more than one food

HEALTHY EATING

Fibre

When it comes to preventing constipation and maintaining your gut health, fibre is the way to go, along with plenty of fluid intake. However many of us don’t eat enough each day.

"Excess pancakes can be refrigerated or frozen for a tasty snack"

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