Pancakes!
Pancakes!!
Pancakes!!!
A thin flat cake of batter fried on both sides on a griddle or frying pan. Pancakes are yummy!, and are such a great comfort food.

Ingredients:

1 cup plain flour
1/2 teaspoon vanilla (optional)
1 1/2 tablespoon sugar (I used 1/4 cup and tasted to be sure it was sweet)
1 1/2 cup butter-milk (you can substitute with full cream milk if you don't have butter-milk at hand)
1 cup of water
2 tablespoon margarine, melted
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon Chili pepper
2 eggs
Vegetable oil

Procedure:

Pour in the already melted margarine into a small bowl.
Break the eggs and add to the margarine. Beat until smooth
Add about 1/2 cup of water and the flour. Mix well
Add milk, salt, sugar, pepper and the rest of the water. Stir thoroughly
At this point you may want to blend the mixture using a blender to give the batter a very smooth consistency
On medium heat, place a medium frying pan
Add a few drops of vegetable oil, just enough to lubricate the frying pan
When hot, pour in some of the pancake batter. Tilt the pan so that the batter coats the surface of the pan evenly.
Fry the underside of the pancake for about 1 minute, shaking the pan from time to time till the pancake comes loose, or preferable using a spatula to loosen it. Also check the underside to be sure it has turned light brown or to your liking.
Flip the pancake over to fry the other side, until it also turns light brown
Remove from heat and serve
Pancake is been served in Nigeria preferably with Custard, Akamu or Oat meal. It also goes well with a chilled drink as snack.