033 ENG Pancake RecipePeople often ask me for my pancake recipe. Pancakes are also known as flapjacks, hotcakes, and griddle cakes. You can buy packaged mixes but they're expensive and unnecessary. Let me show you how easy and economical it is to make pancakes from scratch.
All you need is:
1 ¼ cups, or 180 grams of sifted all-purpose flour.
1 tablespoon or 10 grams of baking powder
1 tablespoon, or 10 grams of sugar
½ teaspoon, or a good pinch of salt
1 beaten egg
1 cup, or 250 mL of milk
2 tablespoons or 30 mL of olive or sunflower oil
and an ungreased crepe pan.
Sift the flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar into one bowl.
Then mix the milk, oil, and beaten egg into another bowl. Pour the mixture over the flour.
Stir using a wooden spoon until the dry flour disappears.
The batter must be lumpy, so donât over-mix it. This is the secret for fluffy and light pancakes.
Pre-heat the crepe pan.
Using a small ladle, or a large spoon, put some batter onto the pan. Start with a circle of about 10 centimeters or so until you ...
