Something Sweets #2 - Cook Like Donna Hay (again)

Recently quite a few mummy blogger making their own pancakes recipe too. So I also want to give a try after I found the recipe from DH's site. DH recipes are easy to follow. Last week, I made another supper for my son again.

Blueberry pancakes with maple syrup

2 cups (300g) plain (all-purpose) flour, sifted

3 teaspoons baking powder, sifted

½ cup (110g) caster (superfine) sugar

2 eggs

2¼ cups (560ml) milk

75g unsalted butter, melted

¾ cup (115g) frozen blueberries

fresh blueberries, to serve

maple syrup, to serve (I used honey)

icing (confectioner's) sugar, for dusting (optional)

Place the flour, baking powder and sugar in a bowl and make a well in the centre. Combine the eggs, milk and butter, gradually pour into the well and whisk until smooth. Stir in the frozen blueberries. Heat a lightly greased non-stick frying pan over low heat. Cook ¼ cups of the pancake mixture for 2 minutes or until bubbles appear on the surface. Flip and cook for a further 1−2 minutes or until light golden. Repeat with the remaining mixture. Stack the pancakes, top with the fresh blueberries, pour over the maple syrup and dust with icing sugar to serve. Makes 16-18. Originally adapted from Donna Hay's site.
*I add another 80gm flour, cos' I found the batter is too dilute. After I mix the batter well, I set the batter inside the fridge for an hour before making the pancakes. This will help to thicken the batter. When the batter is heavier it is easy to control the pancake shapes and sizes. I omit the blueberries in the mixture, but I use it as for topping.

Tips: I wrap a piece of butter with serviette. Easy to grease the frying pain with a very minimum oil. I use my MIL Green pan with a flat surface.

I try my pancakes try and error quite a few times. In order to have all about equally size, slowly pour the batter from the centre onwards. Practice makes perfect.

A medium round piece of pancake and two small oval shapes are needed to make a piggy face. Take one of the oval shape and cut into half. This will become the ears. Place another small oval pancake to be the piggy nose. It is so fun. I let Calvin place it.

Tadda....Calvin placed his own piggy pancake with blueberries as the eye, nose and leg. FUN right? We both saw this demo from HERE for quite sometimes dy. 

Hubby have his own original choice of topping. Just grab the honey and butter from fridge.

When everything settle down. I have my 3 pieces with strawberry and butter topping. I also add some honey for the perfect match. The pancakes are not that fluffy but it is soft. Do try this simple recipe, it really taste good.  Before I had my first bite, I snap some photos and would like to submit my second linked to the blog hop event, Cook like a Star (March 2012), organised by Bake for Happy Kids.