Pancakes

Servings-6 (~150 cal per serving)

Ingredients: 

 

All purpose flour or Bread Flour-1 cup (400 cal)
Salt-1 tsp
Sugar-2 tbsp (100 cal)
Milk-3/4-1 cup (100 cal)
Baking powder-1 tsp
Egg-1 (separate yellow and add foamy white) (70 cal)
Oil-2 tbsp (240 cal)
Vanilla essence-1 tsp

Method:

 

1. Mix all the dry ingredients (flour, salt, sugar and baking powder) and keep aside.
2. Separate egg yolk and add vanilla essence and mix properly. Add milk and oil and mix again.
3. Add the liquid mixture to the dry mix and mix properly till there are no clumps. I use electric mixer to decrease effort. The consistency of batter should be little thick. Add more flour at this point, if the batter consistency is very thin. Note that, the egg white foam in the next step will make the batter thinner.
4. Take egg white and beat it until foamy. It will be easy and fast if you use electric mixer for this purpose.
5. Transfer egg white foam to the batter and mix properly. Do not over mix.
6. Heat a pan at low flame. Take a ladle full of batter and pour on the pan. If the batter is properly aerated, you will see bubbles on the top.Turn the pancake to the other side when you see lot of bubbles (~1 min). If it gets too dark, it implies that the heat is a little high. Adjust the flame accordingly. Cook the pancake on the other side.
7. Serve the pancakes with syrup, honey or simply butter! Add scrambled eggs on the side for protein.

Variations: If you want to make blueberry pancakes, sprinkle blueberries after you pour the batter onto the pan instead of mixing them with the batter itself.

Tips: 

 

1. Thickness of the pancakes depend on the consistency of batter. So, adjust the consistency accordingly. The amount of milk depends on the flour you use. Bread flour needs a little more milk than needed for all purpose flour.
2. Do not use lot of baking powder and baking soda. Some recipes call for 2 tsp of baking powder and 2 tsp of baking soda. Pancakes become very bitter if you add both.
3. Temperature of the pan is very critical. You want to cook pancakes at a very low flame and for long time. So, don't be in a hurry and turn up the flame. They will get burnt.
4. Use electric mixer for soft pancakes. Smooth and aerated batter is key to soft and fluffy pancakes.