Perfect pancakes

Use this batter recipe as a base for creating the most delicious sweet or savoury pancakes- flipping brilliant

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Serves 8

Preparation and cooking times

Cook 30 mins

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Blending in the flour: Put the flour and a pinch of salt into a large mixing bowl and make a well in the centre. Crack the eggs into the middle, then pour in about 50ml milk and 1 tbsp oil. Start whisking from the centre, gradually drawing the flour into the eggs, milk and oil. Once all the flour is incorporated, beat until you have a smooth, thick paste. Add a little more milk if it is too stiff to beat.
Finishing the batter: Add a good splash of milk and whisk to loosen the thick batter. While still whisking, pour in a steady stream of the remaining milk. Continue pouring and whisking until you have a batter that is the consistency of slightly thick single cream. Traditionally, people would say to now leave the batter for 30 mins, to allow the starch in the flour to swell, but there's no need.
Getting the right thickness: Heat the pan over a moderate heat, then wipe it with oiled kitchen paper. Ladle some batter into the pan, tilting the pan to move the mixture around for a thin and even layer. Quickly pour any excess batter into a jug, return the pan to the heat, then leave to cook, undisturbed, for about 30 secs. Pour the excess batter from the jug back into the mixing bowl. If the pan is the right temperature, the pancake should turn golden underneath after about 30 secs and will be ready to turn.
Flipping pancakes: Hold the pan handle, ease a fish slice under the pancake, then quickly lift and flip it over. Make sure the pancake is lying flat against base of the pan with no folds, then cook for another 30 secs before turning out onto a warm plate. Continue with the rest of the batter, serving them as you cook or stack onto a plate. You can freeze the pancakes for 1 month, wrapped in cling film or make them up to a day ahead.

Sweet & savoury

Onion, cheese & bacon Fry a chopped onion, then add chopped streaky bacon and cook until golden. Tip onto pancakes, grate over cheddar, fold up and eat hot. Tropical fruit & ginger: Fresh tropical fruits, stem ginger syrup and Greek yogurt.

Reheating pancakes

To oven reheat, stack the pancakes on a heatproof plate; cover with foil. Warm at 180C/fan 160C/gas 4 for 10-15 mins from cold or 5-10 mins from room temperature. To microwave, stack, cover with cling film, pierce the film. Reheat on High for 1 min.

Per serving

107 kcalories, protein 4g, carbohydrate 12g, fat 5 g, saturated fat 1g, fibre 0g, sugar 2g, salt 0.1 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, February 2007.

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29 December 2007

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03 February 2008

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Great stuff

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05 February 2008

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Perfect

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cocina

05 February 2008

cocina rated and commented on this recipe

I've been using this as my staple pancake recipe for many years, and it never fails me.

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kat24k

05 February 2008

kat24k rated and commented on this recipe

It really works!!!! So impressed...feel like an absolute genius!!

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07 February 2008

kes commented on this recipe

Made these for shrove tuesday. My 11 month daughter loved them served with a little lemon and sugar

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janiceangela

08 February 2008

janiceangela rated and commented on this recipe

great recipe, very easy to do. Delicious

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patricia

19 February 2008

patricia rated and commented on this recipe

Never had any success with pancakes before they either stuck to the pan or ended up in a mess when i did manage to turn them over but this recipe worked perfect, shall use this all the time now for sweet and savory pancakes

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PoppyD

12 April 2008

PoppyD rated and commented on this recipe

Mmm lovely as a Saturday night snack in front of the telly! I didn't use any oil in the batter to make it slightly healthier and didn't notice a difference. Will make many times again :-)

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loosyloo

27 April 2008

loosyloo commented on this recipe

really nice but they did make the house a bit smokey

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Rhiannon

02 August 2008

Rhiannon commented on this recipe

yumm! i â¥ pancakes! do this a lot for week-day meals with ratatouille! =]

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Rhiannon

02 August 2008

Rhiannon commented on this recipe

^^sorry. meant 'i love pancakes'^^

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13 September 2008

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wicked mann these pancakes are amazing :D

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becci-225

09 December 2008

becci-225 commented on this recipe

It didnt work at all turned to total stodge! awful will stick to my normal recipe from now on!

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PidgePidge

25 January 2009

PidgePidge rated and commented on this recipe

Although these pancakes looked great, they were incredibly rubbery and a bit bland. I normally add baking soda (bicarb of soda) to pancakes and I wonder if the lack of it in this recipe contributed to there being no air at all in the batter--and the lack of air gave them the strange texture. I would try again with a pinch of baking soda, plus maybe a teaspoon of sugar, plus extra salt.

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KateA

24 February 2009

KateA rated and commented on this recipe

Perfect! Especially impressed at how easy they were to turn over, the oil in the batter must have helped. The mixture only made 6 though, not the 8 as stated.

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Hels and Al

24 February 2009

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Perfect pancakes, at last!

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Flossie

25 February 2009

Flossie rated and commented on this recipe

I used 100g flour and 280ml milk - absolutely perfect!

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Leamac83

25 February 2009

Leamac83 rated and commented on this recipe

Made these last night and has sugar and lemon on them. Mmmmm perfect pancake day pancakes!!! Easy peasy lemon squeezy!!! :)

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100g plain flour
2 eggs
300ml semi-skimmed milk
1 tbsp sunflower oil or vegetable, plus extra for frying
pinch salt

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