American pancakes
American pancakes with raspberries
Remember when we started with our pancakes around the world series? Nurit from Family Friendly Food and I have made the following already:
Light and fluffy
And now was the time for American pancakes. Nurit and I quickly decided on our next pancake adventure and a date was set for us to post. Let me first start by saying that with me following the weight watchers diet; pancakes is certainly not the best nutritional value if it comes to that, but… I’ve used a lot of fruit while eating it and possible a little less sugar then I would normally toss on. Plus I compensated by doing extra sports as well… Now I only have to survive the pastry class of tomorrow… sigh… But all that aside; I first started by searching the internet for a good recipe. Now there are as many American pancakes out there as there are Americans (or so it appeared) so I just went with my instinct on what would be good and I chose a recipe from the BBC Good Food website which has always been a reliable source of information on recipes. But you might not think it is the right traditional recipe; if so, feel free to give me the one you think is more traditional! I am open for new recipes!
Once I got the recipe; the rest was as easy as can be. Most of the ingredients would be in your house already so why not give it a try as well? I do think that American pancakes tend to be a little drier in consistency than regular pancakes but that is possibly due to the fact that they are much thicker then “normal” pancakes too. In either case; both Tom and I thought they were really really good.
Here is the recipe:
Fluffy American pancakes
Ingredients:
135 gr plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
2 tbsp caster sugar
130ml milk
1 large egg, lightly beaten
2 tbsp of melted butter (allowed to cool slightly) or olive oil, plus extra for cooking
Directions:
Sift the flour, baking powder, salt and caster sugar into a large bowl. In a separate bowl or jug, lightly whisk together the milk and egg, then whisk in the melted butter.
Pour the milk mixture into the flour mixture and, using a fork, beat until you have a smooth batter. Any lumps will soon disappear with a little mixing. Let the batter stand for a few minutes.
Heat a non-stick frying pan over a medium heat and add a knob of butter. When it's melted, add a ladle of batter (or two if you frying pan is big enough to cook two pancakes at the same time) It will seem very thick but this is how it should be. Wait until the top of the pancake begins to bubble, then turn it over and cook until both sides are golden brown and the pancake has risen to about 1 cm thick.
Repeat until all the batter is used up. You can keep the pancakes warm in a low oven, but they taste best fresh out of the pan.
Serve with lashings of maple syrup and extra butter if you like.
Recipe from BBC Good Food
Now go on and check out Nurit’s entry!
Appetizer
Asian
Bread
Breakfast
Desserts & other sweets
Healthy
I’d already planned on making pancakes tomorrow and now this post has reinforced that feeling. I’m even more excited now!
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American pancakes are irresistible and yours look marvelous!
Cheers,
Rosa
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My pnacakes never ever come out this fluffy and thick! Gorgeous! My pancake-loving son is coming for a visit and I am going to try this recipe with him!
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Simone (junglefrog) — October 4th, 2010 at 14:14
I am sure it will be delicious Jamie..:)
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Pancakes look great. Now if you can find a good buttermilk recipe, that will be the best southern american. And, so worth it.
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I just had lunch but you made me hungry again!
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hehhe.. I know, these pancakes aren’t exactly gr8 for a diet esp, with the oodles of syrup.. but are they satisfying or what!!!
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Simone (junglefrog) — October 4th, 2010 at 14:14
Thankfully yes, they are satisfying!!
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The first picture is just gorgeous. Love it and the pancakes, too. Yummy, with lots of maple syrup.
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YUP! These are the breakfast pancakes eaten all over North America usually for special breakfasts. I teach my students how to make them in grade 7 and always find they are best when made with buttermilk.
These look magazine perfect.
Valerie
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Simone (junglefrog) — October 4th, 2010 at 14:14
I saw a lot of recipes with buttermilk too and was wondering if I should be trying those, but I will make them at some point with using buttermilk too!
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the photos just prep me up on a Monday morning.
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Our recipes are very similar only mine has 2 eggs, and I add vanilla extract.
And your photos are prettier, of coourse…
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I need this for breakfast Simone. You are an awful tease ;o)! These look wonderfully delicious!
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your pictures just looks beautiful. I love pancakes. Great recipe.
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It is all about pancakes this week, it would seem!
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A lot af action in that first shot Simone, I love it!!! Yhis blog has something new to show everytime I visit!!!
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They look delicious and as American as can be! I often use buttermilk instead of plain milk in pancakes, but that’s optional. Now, I’m going to want pancakes tomorrow morning!
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Simone (junglefrog) — October 7th, 2010 at 07:47
Yep, I’ve seen the buttermilk versions quite often too, and wil definitely be making those soon too.
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Those look perfect! My favorite part of the pancake is the crispy buttery edge…yum!
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Oh my, I think I might have drooled a bit! Now that is what I call an “action shot” up top- Incredible capture! Love how you have both syrup and powdered sugar falling all at once.
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These look great, I love American Pancakes, my kids don’t the love the Dutch pancakes a lot more.
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Simone (junglefrog) — October 7th, 2010 at 07:47
O I love both versions…. In fact; I think I love ALL pancake versions!
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Pancakes are such a mainstay at our house that we always have one kind or another frozen for quick breakfasts. Your pancake stack looks like a great way to start the day.
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Loving the rain of the sugar in the 1st photograph. What can I say about pancakes..
They are almost our routine every weekend. I could have them for any meal of the day.
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thanks simone, tonight i made french toast (on pumpkin bread!) for dinner, now tomorrow i will have to make buttermilk pancakes!
i had forgotten all about dutch poffertjes; there are so many dutch people here that i hope i will be able to find a pan locally
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