Quick and Easy Mini Pancakes Recipe
Emma Fontanella’s Quick and Easy Mini Pancakes
About My Mini Pancakes
My way of making mini pancakes lets you make several servings in just a few minutes. The trick is to use a piping bag to pipe the tiny pancakes into a hot non-stick pan. I love serving these in a bowl with maple syrup and a little pat of butter.
Why are my mini pancakes hard?
Pancakes will be hard if you overwork the batter. Whisk the ingredients together until there are no visible spots of flour remaining. As soon as there are no spots of flour, stop whisking. Make sure there are no lumps though—it’s a myth that pancake batter should have lumps in it! Who wants lumpy pancakes?!
What’s the trick to getting evenly browned pancakes?
The trick to even browning of pancakes is to have the bare minimum of fat in the pan. If your pancakes are spotty, rather than an even golden brown it’s because you have too much fat in the pan. So make sure to wipe away any excess fat before adding the batter to the pan.
INGREDIENTS
(Makes 2-3 servings)
¾ cup + 1 tbsp (125g) all-purpose flour
2½ tbsp (30g) white granulated sugar
¼ tsp baking soda
½ tsp baking powder
Pinch of salt
½ cup + 4 tbsp (150g) buttermilk OR milk with ¼ tsp vinegar / lemon juice added
1 egg
2 tbsp (25g) unsalted butter, melted
INSTRUCTIONS
Mix the dry ingredients. In a large bowl whisk together the flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt until well combined.
Mix the wet ingredients. In a jug whisk together buttermilk (or milk with vinegar/lemon juice), egg and melted butter, until everything is fully mixed.
Combine the wet and dry ingredients. Pour the liquid mixture into the dry ingredients bowl, and whisk to make the pancake batter. Whisk until there are no lumps of flour left.
Prepare the batter for cooking. Transfer the batter into a piping bag.
Pipe the pancakes into the pan. Put a non-stick skillet over a medium high heat. Pipe small pancakes into the hot pan. (See the video below for the technique.)
Flip the pancakes. When the tops of the pancakes look dry, flip them using a spatula. (See the video below for the technique.)
Serve immediately. When golden brown on both sides, enjoy right away with melted butter and maple syrup.
Watch the video for more tips on the technique for making these mini pancakes
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