Pancakes

Basic Recipe

Preparation info
  • Makes

    6–8

    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
The Times Cookbook

By Frances Bissell

Published 1995

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Ingredients

  • 4 oz / 110 g plain or self-raising flour
  • pinch of salt<

Method

Sift the flour and salt together into a bowl. Stir in the egg, and gradually add the milk, beating until a smooth batter is formed, then whisk to lighten it. Cover the batter and allow to stand for at least 1 hour before using.

Heat a crêpe pan or heavy, flat-bottomed frying pan and brush the inside surface with a little grapeseed or other neutral oil. Pour on just enough batter to coat