Updated post. We love Pancake Day in this family but to be honest Papa G has a penchant for pancakes all year long. I distinctly remember treat breakfasts of piles of pancakes growing up and my Dad teaching my brother and I how to make the perfect pancake.
Here is the classic sugar and lemon combo but my Dad prefers his with raspberries, strawberries and lemon toppings!
They are pretty.
They are quick to make too and you can freeze them.
Ingredients:
200g plain flour
2 free range and organic medium eggs
50g unsalted butter, melted plus extra for frying
400ml milk
15g caster sugar
a pinch of salt
150g raspberries
2 lemons, rind grated then cut into wedges, to serve
4 tbsp caster sugar for sprinkling
Method:
1. Put the sifted flour, eggs, melted butter, caster sugar and salt in a large mixing bowl.
Mix gently, then whisk in the milk until you have a smooth batter with no lumps.
Cover and rest in the fridge for 30 minutes.
2. Stir the batter gently before using.
3. Put a little butter in a non-stick frying pan set over a medium heat and let it melt (not smoking) and coat the pan.
4. Using a ladle, pour a 13 cm circle of batter into the pan and evenly spread a quarter of the raspberries on top of the pancake.
5. Cook for 2 minutes or until the pancake is golden brown on one side. Gently lift the edges with a small palette knife until you can feel it is completely detached from the pan and flip the pancake over. Cook the other side for a further 2 minutes.
6. Lift the pancake from the pan and turn it over on to a serving plate. Scatter with lemon rind and some of the caster sugar and serve with a lemon wedge.
Repeat until you cook all four perfect pancakes.
Handy tip: You can make use blueberries or strawberries, lemon rind and sugar or a combination of these instead.
Blueberry pancake.
Lemon and sugar pancake with grated lemon zest on top.
Strawberry and blueberry pancake.
Let me know if you try them, won’t you!
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Mmmm these look so good 🙂 I love pancakes x #tastytuesdays
Thank you xx
These look chunky and super tasty and beautifully photographed as always. Love pancake day! x
Thanks darling, amazing it was a year ago now x
Thanks for hosting. We enjoyed pancakes on Pancake Day, but as I linked up pancakes last week, something different this time. My carrot muffins which is the first recipe in a series of posts featuring Sugar and Crumbs products. Their Salted Caramel Icing is delicious.
@Yet Another Blogging Mummy! Thanks for linking up, will head over now!
What fantastic pancake recipes – I’ll be trying these out soon as we’re pancake-mad in this house and don’t just wait for Shrove Tuesday!
@Sohpie thanks lovely, we’re the same, pancakes all year round here!
thank you SO much for the honourable mention of the daffodil cookies! Bless you, we’ve used some of the remaining royal icing to make these Bunny Biscuits, which I’ve added to your linky! Off to make some pancakes now 🙂
@Ali aw thanks, they are adorable! Thanks for linking up!
@Ali my pleasure, thanks for your fabulous link up’s, love your blog!
my fav is plain ole lemon and sugar but i am open to tryign new flavoyurs and i would happily eat all of these pancakes pretty please! the photography of them is amazing!!! they all look so bright and appetising
i hope you dont mind i have linked up 2 recipes this week x x
@Jenny Paulin thanks for linking, the more the better lovely, thank you-and for the compliments x
These look fantastic and oh so delicious. I am jealous. Due to egg allergies pancake day isn’t celebrated in this house. Sadly because I used to love them ever so much!!! These recipes will have to go in a safe place so when the kids are out of the house Momma can have herself some scrumptious fancy pancakes. Happy Pancake day!!! Thanks for sharing.
@Jenny ooh wonder if there’s some great egg less pancake recipes, sure if you google otherwise yes, pancake day just for you sounds fab x
Love the lemon & sugar pancake – my favourite!
You Dad is the BEST.
xx
@Lydia thanks, he is rather fabulous isn’t he! xx
I love pancakes and these one certainly look delicious!! All linked up xx
@Kirsty ooh me too, thanks so much xx
Loving the raspberry ones
@Alison thanks, they were delicious!
Those blueberry pancakes look amazing. Yum!
@Californian Mum in London thanks!
I love pancakes! I am going to try the raspberry pancake, yours look amazing 🙂 x
@Twice a mummy double the fun thanks so much, let me know if you do x
These look lovely, we just had scotch pancakes, but Baby wasn’t keen! 🙂 x
@YouBabyMeMummy oh wow, they sound good, maybe it was too unusual a taste for Baby-I think it takes time introducting new tastes! x
I love, love pancakes and these look delish! Also, stunning pics once again. x
@Sharmin thanks so much honey x
These look amazing! It is such a great idea to cook the fruit in the batter. I would never have thought of doing that. Mel
@Mel thanks, I know, was surprised when Dad did it, genius!
Yummy looking ideas for Shrove Tuesday! I’m a bit of a fan of the traditional lemon and sugar combo and usually follow a Delia recipe for mine (with the best speciality or organic eggs, which have the most gorgeous, rich coloured yolks). Having said that, Mr Chick makes the most amazing American-style pancakes with buttermilk, serves them with maple streaky bacon and maple syrup – and they’re delectable. On that note – I’m gonna get some breakfast!
@Fiona oh wow, that comment made me so hungry, spoilt for choice lady!
My favourite is lemon and sugar too but ooooh they all look so yummy and nice.
@Notmyyearoff me too lovely, nice to try some different ones for a change-had to include the lemon and sugar though too-classic!
Wow these just look delicious! I love the idea of incorporating the berries in the pancake! I love pancakes, of all kinds, and I love berries, so yum! We are off to my mother in laws for a pancake day tea tonight, yum yum yum 🙂 xx
@Caroline thank you and ooh lucky you, I ate the raspberry pancake after the shoot, it was amazing xx
I love the raspberry and lemon flavour combination, looks yum.
@Julie thanks, I ate that one and it was ah-mazing x
These look yum. Might make them with a bit of dark chocolate filling 🙂
@Ebabee oh yes, dark chocolate pancakes are dreamy!
Yay! Hooray for pancake recipes! Definitely going to try the raspberries next! xx
@Capture by Lucy you must, they were my favourites from the shoot x
Pancakes pancakes pancakes… DELICIOUS!! <3 …Love your fruity ideas 🙂
@Steph thanks lovely!
Superb, think you’ve trumped me in the pancake stakes. Beautiful!
@Sarahhillwheeler thanks so much, we had so much fun shooting and eating these!
These look thick and delicious. I love your choice of fillings for flavour and colour.
@Coombemill thanks so much, we adore the thin crepes too but these were just yummy!