Halfway between omelettes and crepes, pancakes (or also called pancakes or pancakes) are a dough made of milk, eggs, flour, yeast and other ingredients, which is round in shape and simmered in a pan. Like crepes, pancakes are used in both sweet and savory dishes. But it differs from these because they are usually smaller, have yeast and are cooked over a low heat.
The pancake recipe in detail
- Ingredients (4-6 people): 270 g of flour - 3 teaspoons of baking powder - 50 g of sugar - 1 egg - 310 ml of milk - 125 g of yogurt - 90 g of butter.
How to do them
- Mix the flour and yeast in a bowl.
- In another bowl, beat the egg with the milk, sugar, yogurt and 75 g of melted butter.
- Add the flour and yeast to the dough, and stir with manual whisk.
- Butter a non-stick frying pan, heat it over low heat and pour a tablespoon of batter to form the 6-7 cm pancake.
- Cook it for 1 minute, turn it over and brown it on the other side for about 1 more minute.
- Remove and repeat the operation until all the dough is finished.
Once made, you can accompany them with sweet ingredients (fruit, honey, chocolate …) or salty (cheese, salmon, hummus). If you opt for salty ones, don't put sugar in the dough. If you still haven't seen the preparation process clear, you can follow our step by step with photos to make pancakes and ideas to serve them. And if you want a lighter and healthier version, try our easy and ideal oatmeal pancakes for weight loss.
Different traditions
- In Spain, they are usually thicker and fluffier than crepes, and the circumference is smaller. Traditionally, they are served with cream, honey, jam or fruit syrups. And above all they are served in dessert.
- In North America they are usually topped with maple syrup. But it is also typical to eat them with fruit, creme anglaise or pastry, chocolate or liqueurs. Its most common use is during breakfast, lunch or snack.
- In Latin America, it is very common to combine them with dulce de leche, maple syrup or condensed milk.
- In Australia and New Zealand, they are smaller and are often served with jam or whipped cream, or just butter, as an accompaniment to tea.
