Pancakes
Thick, fluffy American-style pancakes — a simple batter you can mix in ten minutes, stacked high with butter and maple syrup.
Method
1
Mix the dry ingredients
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
2
Mix the wet ingredients
In a separate jug, whisk together the milk, egg, melted butter and vanilla.
3
Combine
Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and whisk until just combined — a few small lumps are fine.
4
Rest the batter
Let the batter stand for 5 minutes while your pan heats up.
5
Cook
Melt a little butter in a non-stick pan over medium heat. Ladle in the batter and cook for 2–3 minutes, until bubbles form on the surface and the edges look set, then flip and cook for another 1–2 minutes until golden.
6
Serve
Stack the pancakes and serve warm with butter and maple syrup.
TipDon't overmix the batter — a few lumps make for fluffier pancakes, while overmixing develops the gluten and makes them tough.