Make soft, fluffy pancakes with this pancakes & syrup recipe that you can serve past 11am!
Pancakes are great for breakfast and so easy to make. The mix itself comes together in just a couple of minutes, making it effortless to whip up fresh pancakes for a weekend breakfast treat!
Ingredients For Breakfast Pancakes
This foolproof pancake mix is made with just a few simple ingredients. Self raising flour for light, fluffy pancakes, and just enough sugar to ensure you can eat these pancakes with both savoury and sweet toppings.
- Self Raising Flour
- Sea Salt
- Caster Sugar
- Eggs
- Milk
How To Make Pancakes & Syrup
To make these easy pancakes with syrup, self raising flour, sea salt and caster sugar are mixed in a bowl. Eggs and milk are added and the mix is whisked just enough to come together. A generous ladleful of pancake batter at a time is poured into a non stick pan or crepe pan, and the pancakes are cooked until bubbly on top and golden underneath. After being flipped, just a few more seconds is all that’s needed and your perfect pancakes are ready to be smothered in your favourite toppings!
Step 1: Pancake Mix
In a large bowl, combine the self raising flour, sea salt and caster sugar. Mix briefly. Add the egg and milk and whisk until combined, adding a touch more milk if necessary to form a medium-thick batter. Set aside for 5 minutes.
Step 2: Cook The Pancakes
Heat a crepe / pancake pan or non stick frying pan over a medium-low heat. Add 1 ladle of pancake batter to the pan and cook until bubbles begin to appear across the top of the pancake.
Use a spatula to flip the pancake and cook on the other side for another 30-40 seconds. Transfer to a board and cover with a clean tea towel. Repeat the process until all of the pancakes are cooked.
Step 3: Serve The Pancakes & Syrup
Serve the these soft and fluffy pancakes topped generously with syrup or your favourite savoury or sweet toppings, or set aside to cool completely.
Pancakes & Syrup Recipe Tips
Silver Dollar: Use smaller spoonfuls of batter to make mini pancakes, or ‘silver dollar’ as they’re known on American diner menus. Keep an eye on them as they may cook a little quicker than larger pancakes.
Mix-Ins: Add a large handful of fresh berries or chocolate chips directly to the pancake batter mix.
Savoury & Sweet Toppings: Butter, Crispy Bacon, Breakfast Sausage, Fresh Fruit, Maple Syrup, Chocolate Spread, Jam
I hope you’ll try this pancakes & syrup recipe. If you do, let me know in the comments how it went!
Pancakes & Syrup
Equipment
- 1 Crepe Pan, Pancake Pan or Frying Pan
Ingredients
- 240 grams self raising flour
- 1/8 teaspoon sea salt (a pinch)
- 60 grams caster sugar
- 2 eggs
- 240 millilitres milk
- 1 tablespoon golden syrup
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine 240 grams self raising flour, 1/8 teaspoon sea salt and 60 grams caster sugar. Mix briefly. Add 2 eggs and 240 millilitres milk and whisk until combined, adding a touch more milk if necessary to form a medium-thick batter.
- Heat a crepe / pancake pan or non stick frying pan over a medium-low heat. Add 1 ladle of pancake batter to the pan and cook until bubbles begin to appear across the top of the pancake. This should take less than a minute.Use a spatula to flip the pancake and cook on the other side for another 30-40 seconds. Transfer to a board and cover with a clean tea towel. Repeat the process until all of the pancakes are cooked.
- Serve pancakes warm topped generously with 1 tablespoon golden syrup and your favourite savoury or sweet toppings, or set aside to cool completely.
Pancakes & Syrup Recipe FAQ
Can I use plain flour to make pancakes?
Yes! If you’re using plain flour, you can add 2 teaspoons of baking powder and 1/4 teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda to the dry mix.
Can I prepare pancake batter ahead of time?
Absolutely! You can easily prepare this pancake batter mix the night before, ready to whip up a fresh batch of pancakes & syrup for breakfast the next day. Or, if you’d like to cook them ahead of time too, you can reheat them under a hot grill for a few minutes until warm.
Why are these pancakes so thick? I’m used to thinner pancakes!
These pancakes are like drop scones or scotch pancakes. The kind you’d find on the breakfast menu in American burger bars (before 11am). If you’d like to make something more like thin, English style pancakes (or crepes) you can try this recipe. You can read more about the names for different types of pancake here.
Do you like this quick and easy pancakes recipe? If so, buying a copy of my book might appeal to you! In The American Diner Secret you can find a host of cafe and diner style recipes that you can make at home. You’ll learn how to make waffles, sliders, meatballs, cinnamon rolls and more! You can buy The American Diner Secret in paperback or kindle form here.
- McGovern, Kenny (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 304 Pages – 03/07/2019 (Publication Date) – Robinson (Publisher)
