One-cup pancakes

Make a batch of pancakes for Shrove Tuesday, or a lazy weekend brunch. This one-cup recipe means you can make pancakes without weighing scales

Prep:5 mins
Cook:10 mins

Serves 6
Easy

Nutrition per serving

kcal 193
fat 10g
saturates 4g
carbs 18g
sugars 3g
fibre 1g
protein 6g
salt 0.3g

Ingredients

1 cup plain flour
1½ cups milk
1 large egg or 2 medium eggs
20g butter
2 tbsp vegetable or sunflower oil
caster sugar and lemon wedges, to serve (optional)

Method

Tip the flour and a pinch of salt into a bowl. Make a well in the centre and pour in the milk and egg. Whisk together, starting in the middle, to create a smooth batter. It should be the thickness of double cream.
Heat a little of the butter and oil in a non-stick frying pan. Add a sixth of the batter to the pan, quickly swirling it so there are no holes. Fry on one side for 1-2 mins then flip over and cook for a further 1 min. Keep on a plate, covered, in a warm oven. Repeat with the remaining batter to make six pancakes in total. Serve with sugar and lemon, if you like.

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