American Style Pancakes

Hello! I'm so sorry that it's been almost a month since I last posted! The last few weeks have been pretty hectic with moving back to university for my third (and final..!) year, driving lessons and about 5 friends' birthdays in a row!

Speaking of birthdays, I recently celebrated my 21st birthday, and to kick off the celebrations we made American style pancakes for breakfast. I wanted something quick and easy as I didn't want to be spending too long in the kitchen on my birthday, and this recipe is definitely both quick and easy. You just whizz up all of your ingredients in a blender, cook the pancakes and you're done! Minimal effort and minimal washing up!

Ingredients (makes around 12-15 small pancakes)
225g plain flour
30g melted butter (and extra for frying)
300ml milk 
2 large free range eggs
2tsp sugar
1tbsp baking powder
a pinch of salt


Method

1. Place all of your ingredients into a blender and blitz it until smooth. Pour your pancake batter into a jug - this makes it easier to pour.
2. Heat a frying pan on the stove, add a small amount of butter and coat the pan. 
3. Pour a small amount of the batter into the frying pan into a neat circle. It is totally up to you how big or small you make your pancakes - I think the small American pancakes are really sweet, but you can make yours bigger if you prefer. 
4. Once your circle of batter has cooked around the edges, it's time to flip! Flip it over and cook the other side until it is lovely and golden. 
5. Now it's ready for whatever toppings or fillings you want! Some ideas are:
        - nutella and banana
        - berries and vanilla cream
        - lemon and sugar
        - bacon and maple syrup (my favourite!)
6. If you want a proper American stack of pancakes, once each pancake has been cooked, pop it on a plate and cover with kitchen foil until you're ready to eat them!  

 I hope you like this breakfast idea - they really are so simple, and this is coming from someone who really used to struggle with pancakes!

I know I've had a long break from The Little Yellow Book, but I'm definitely going to be posting more regularly now that I'm back in the swing of things at uni - and baking will be a much needed break from writing my dissertation!