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Homemade Pancakes

Pancakes with cinnamon and honey in the batter, cooked in a pan and served with fruit. Twenty minutes for seven, and the batter is better for a short rest before it hits the pan.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: Colombian
Keyword: pancakes
Servings: 7
Calories: 162kcal
Author: Angela Giraldo

Ingredients

  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 2 tablespoons honey or sugar you can use two mashed bananas instead, if you prefer
  • 1 cup milk about 240 ml, and a splash more if the batter is thick
  • 2 tablespoons melted margarine butter works too
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • Fruits honey, jam or butter, to serve (optional)
  • Salt to taste

Instructions

  • In a medium bowl, mix the flour, the salt, the cinnamon and the baking powder.
  • In a separate bowl, beat the eggs with the milk, the honey or sugar, the vanilla and the melted margarine.
  • Add the flour mixture to the egg mixture and beat until the lumps have gone. If it comes out too thick, loosen it with a splash of milk. The batter should pour but not run: neither liquid nor pasty.
  • If you are using bananas instead of sugar, mash them in at this point and stir until they are worked through.
  • Heat a non-stick pan over medium-low heat and pour in a ladleful of batter. When bubbles come up through the surface and the edges look dry, turn it with a spatula and give the second side about a minute, until it is golden.
  • Serve the pancakes with whatever you like on top.
  • Stack them on a plate as they come out of the pan and cover them with a cloth, so the ones made first stay warm and soft while you finish the batter.

Notes

Letting the batter stand ten or fifteen minutes before the first one goes in the pan makes a noticeable difference. The flour finishes absorbing the milk and the baking powder starts working, so the pancakes come out lighter and without lumps.
Medium-low heat, not high. A hot pan browns the outside in seconds and leaves the middle raw, and the first pancake is always the one that tells you whether the heat is right.
Turn them once and only once. Every flip after the first presses the air out.

Nutrition

Calories: 162kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 51mg | Sodium: 469mg | Potassium: 103mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 286IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 100mg | Iron: 1mg