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Perfectly Fluffy Pancakes. As fluffy as a feather! Quick and Easy to make, low in fat and perfect for a breakfast or dessert! | Lovefoodies.com
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Perfectly Fluffy Pancakes
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
10 mins
 
Servings: 6
Ingredients
  • 1 cup or 125 g Self raising Flour
  • 1 -2 Tablespoons Sugar
  • ½ teaspoon Baking Powder
  • Pinch Salt
  • 1 egg separated
  • ½ cup plus 2 Tablespoons or 150 ml Milk
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • Maple Syrup for pouring on the top optional
Instructions
  1. Take 2 bowls and in one bowl, sieve the flour, salt and baking powder. Then add the sugar to the bowl.
  2. In another bowl, separate the egg and add ONLY the egg white. Whisk until soft peaks
  3. Add the egg YOLK and milk to the flour mixture. Add the vanilla extract and combine well.
  4. Gently fold in the whisked egg white to the batter.
  5. Over a low heat, add 2 - 3 tablespoons of pancake batter to a lightly greased fry pan and cook until golden. Flip the pancake and cook the other side, also until golden. Repeat until all the batter is used up.
  6. Serve hot with some lovely maple syrup poured over or a blob of butter!
Recipe Notes

There is not much sugar in this mixture because I have used syrup as a topping. Depending on what you have with the pancakes, you can adjust the sugar quantity accordingly.
Where possible, use Self raising flour as this makes all the difference to the fluffiness!