Amish Pancakes

Name: Amish Pancakes
Yield: Makes 12
Ingredients: 1 tbsp plain flour; 2 tsp baking powder; pinch of salt; 2 large free-range eggs, separated; 400 ml milk; 100 g rolled oats; 1 tbsp sugar; maple syrup or golden syrup, to serve; 8 thin rashers rindless bacon, or 8 thin slices prosciutto; 8 thin rashers rindless bacon, or 8 thin slices prosciutto; unsalted butter for frying; maple syrup or golden syrup, to serve

Preparation info

Makes
12

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Simple Food

By Jill Dupleix

Published 2002

About

Soft, light oatmeal pancakes to stack high with crisp bacon or soft prosciutto, and drizzle with maple syrup.

Ingredients

400 ml milk
100 g rolled oats
1 tbsp

Brunch

Method

Heat the milk to just below boiling point, remove from the heat, and add the rolled oats and sugar. Stir well, and leave to cool.

Sift the flour, baking powder and salt together into a large bowl, add the cooled mixture, and stir well. Beat the egg yolks lightly and stir into the mixture.

Beat the egg whites in a dry bowl until stiff and peaky, then lightly fold into the pancake