Basic pancake batter recipe

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How to make: a Basic pancake batter recipe

makes 8 pancakes
takes around 30 minutes

Ingredients for pancake batter:

125g flour - plain
1 medium size egg
200ml semi-skimmed milk
100ml water
a little oil or butter for frying

Basic pancake batter method:

- Sift the flour through a sieve into a large bowl then make a well.

- Beat the egg in a teacup and pour it into the well.

- Combine the milk and water then, stirring constantly, slowly add it to the mix.

- Once all the liquid is combined beat until smooth.

Cooking pancake batter:

- Heat a frying pan over a medium heat and add a few drops of oil or a knob of butter (pour off any excess and reserve for re-lubricting the pan as it will dry out after each pancake).

- Pour a little batter into the pan and swirl so that the pacake batter coats the bottom.

- Cook until bubbles appear and the edge start to curl - 1-2minutes

- Loosen the edges and flip it over either using a fish-slice or spatula. You can also shake the pan and flip it over using just this but be careful!!

- The underside should be golden, if it's not you can always give it another flip when this side is cooked (1-2mins).

- Either serve immediately or pile the pancakes on to a warm plate with sheets of greaseproof paper in between each to prevent sticking.

- Keep your pancakes in the oven (on a very low setting) to warm and continue to make 8 pancakes in total.

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