pancakes
When i was in P6, i used to have a friend who came by my place quite frequently and we’ll make pancakes together. She taught me how to make pancakes with lotsa dumex milk powder (dumex was the milk i drank then), and I luv the pancakes to bits. I said ‘used to have’ cos’ i’ve since lost touch with her, such a shame.
Anyways, i decided to rekindle my luv for pancakes recently, thinking more of the little one than myself. For my first attempt, I tried the given recipe right off the milk carton. Maybe it was my maiden attempt (after a few decades long), I didn’t like the outcome. I thought it was too cake-y for a pancake. It was not airy, and very heavy.
Hunted for various pancake recipes and after tweaking a few of them, here’s my version:
• 2 cups self-raising flour – to sift first then measure 2 cups
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 large eggs – sit at room temperature
• 2 and 1/4 cups buttermilk – sit at room temperature
• 3 tablespoons melted butter
• 2tsp of vanilla essence
Preparation:
Sift together flour, sugar, and salt. Aeration causes the pancakes to rise better and therefore become more fluffy. Set your dry mixture aside.
In a separate bowl, beat your egg lightly, do not overbeat. Add melted butter and beat lightly till it blends. Add half of the milk and beat lightly. Add all of the dry mixture, mix. Add the rest of the milk and mix.
You'll notice that your batter will be lumpy. Never overmix your batter as the lumps will cook out. Approximately 15 secs of mixing is enough.
Using about 1/4 cup of batter for each pancake, cook until bubbly, a little dry around the edges, then turn over and brown the other side.
Anyways, i decided to rekindle my luv for pancakes recently, thinking more of the little one than myself. For my first attempt, I tried the given recipe right off the milk carton. Maybe it was my maiden attempt (after a few decades long), I didn’t like the outcome. I thought it was too cake-y for a pancake. It was not airy, and very heavy.
Hunted for various pancake recipes and after tweaking a few of them, here’s my version:
• 2 cups self-raising flour – to sift first then measure 2 cups
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 large eggs – sit at room temperature
• 2 and 1/4 cups buttermilk – sit at room temperature
• 3 tablespoons melted butter
• 2tsp of vanilla essence
Preparation:
Sift together flour, sugar, and salt. Aeration causes the pancakes to rise better and therefore become more fluffy. Set your dry mixture aside.
In a separate bowl, beat your egg lightly, do not overbeat. Add melted butter and beat lightly till it blends. Add half of the milk and beat lightly. Add all of the dry mixture, mix. Add the rest of the milk and mix.
You'll notice that your batter will be lumpy. Never overmix your batter as the lumps will cook out. Approximately 15 secs of mixing is enough.
Using about 1/4 cup of batter for each pancake, cook until bubbly, a little dry around the edges, then turn over and brown the other side.
This recipe makes approximately 14 pancakes. Lugged all of the above pancakes for our zoo trip.
If you’re looking for McD quality of pancakes, sorry to disappoint you, it’s not like McD’s and I’m not sure how to get such a quality.
But I am still happy with this recipe and I prefer the outcome of this recipe a lot more. Unfortunately, hazim’s not a pancake eater. He doesn’t like them! Boohoo!
But miza loves pancakes! :) These 2 little people, they are outright opposite but they complement each other nonetheless. After all, one’s lonely and 2’s COMPANY!
Oh and You can of cos’ add fruits to your batter too: bananas, blueberries, strawberries, anything goes!
If you’re looking for McD quality of pancakes, sorry to disappoint you, it’s not like McD’s and I’m not sure how to get such a quality.
But I am still happy with this recipe and I prefer the outcome of this recipe a lot more. Unfortunately, hazim’s not a pancake eater. He doesn’t like them! Boohoo!
But miza loves pancakes! :) These 2 little people, they are outright opposite but they complement each other nonetheless. After all, one’s lonely and 2’s COMPANY!
Oh and You can of cos’ add fruits to your batter too: bananas, blueberries, strawberries, anything goes!
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