Desserts

Minnesota Buttermilk Pancakes with Maple Syrup

Makes: Approx 8

Ingredients

  • 150 gr. (5 oz.) plain flour
  • ½ tsp. baking powder
  • ¼ tsp. bicarbonate of soda
  • 1½ tbsp. caster sugar
  • pinch of salt
  • 200 ml. (7 fl. oz.) buttermilk *
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tbsp. (20 gr.) melted butter
To serve
  • Pure maple syrup and ice cream or cream
  • I have called these Minnesota Buttermilk Pancakes because I first made them using Pure Minnesota Maple Syrup which was brought back by Feyzan on a visit there.

Method

1

Sift the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and salt into a large bowl. Stir in the caster sugar.

2

Add the egg to the buttermilk (or buttermilk substitute) and whisk together. Stir in the melted butter.

3

Add the liquid to the flour and beat until smooth.

4

Heat a little butter or sunflower oil in a pancake (or similar) pan. When it is hot, drop about 2-3 tbsp. of the batter slowly onto the pan and watch it spread into a small circular pancake! It is handy to use an ice cream scoop for this.

5

Serve on a plate with a good pouring of maple syrup and either ice cream or whipped cream.

6

You can make them all at once and keep warm in a low oven to make serving easier.