Pancakes

I am back finally after a really long break. Too many mundane everyday chores have kept me busy. Shrugging off all the laziness, I decided to do a post on our current favourite breakfast at home - Pancakes.

I have never been a cereal person for breakfasts. I like hot breakfasts. What I love more is a dish that gets done in minutes.  This recipe is super easy and once you have your ingredients set out, it's ready in a jiffy.

Both my kids love it, and finally, we can stop running to McDonalds for our weekend quota of pancakes :)

You need:

• 1 cup all purpose flour, leveled
• 3 tbsps fine sugar
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 2 tbsps unsalted butter, melted
• 1 cup milk
• 1 tsp vanilla essence
• 1 egg
• Few drops vegetable oil

Steps:

• Set aside all the dry ingredients. Whisk the wet ingredients together in a larger bowl. 
• Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and whisk until it comes together. If there are a few small lumps, let them be.
• Heat a non stick pan / girdle over a medium low flame. Spread a few drops of oil in the center of the pan.
• When the pan is hot, pour a small ladle full of batter and let it spread to a round.

• Cook till you can see bubbles on the top, about 1-2 minutes, let a few bubbles burst. Flip the pancake gently and let it cook on the other side for another 1-2 minutes.

• Stack them in an aluminum foil and cover them so that they remain warm.

• Serve hot with chocolate sauce, honey, maple syrup, butter or just sprinkled with some icing sugar.

• This recipe makes about 13-15 pancakes.

Notes:

• Omit the vanilla essence for plain flavored pancakes.
• Add chopped berries to the batter for a more filling meal.
• The pancakes can be kept warm in the oven covered in the foil at the lowest setting of the oven.
• I needed to use only 3 drops of oil before I made the first pancake. The rest came off the pan easily without having to use any more oil.