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Pancakes Recipe

Yields1 ServingPrep Time20 minsCook Time25 minsTotal Time45 mins

?A pancakes recipe is a quick and easy way to make breakfast or brunch. Pancakes are a type of flatbread, typically made from wheat flour, milk, eggs, and baking powder. They are cooked on a griddle or frying pan, and are often served with butter, syrup, or fruit.

 8 oz/ 250g/ 2 cups plain flour
 ½ tsp baking soda
 ½ tsp salt
 1 tsp sugar
 1 large egg
 ½ pt/ 250ml/ 1 cup buttermilk
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Sift the dry ingredients into a bowl. Make a well in the middle with a wooden spoon and add the egg. Break the yolk and pour in the buttermilk, mixing quickly to a thick batter. Do not beat, as this would develop the gluten in the flour and prevent the pancakes from rising. Fry in large dollops on a lightly-greased, hot griddle or heavy frying-pan. Drop scones are best served hot for tea, thickly spread with melting butter and syrup or jam.

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These are also known as Scotch Pancakes, especially in the north. They must be cooked as soon as possible after mixing, as the acid in the buttermilk starts to react with the baking soda at once. For that reason the griddle or pan should be heated before combining the ingredients.