Healthy pancake recipe

Everyday (NSW)
GREEN (ACT)

Pancakes are a wonderful thing to cook with kids because there are endless flavour possibilities and they can be healthy!

Makes 12

Ingredients:

• 1½ cups milk
• 1 egg
• 1 cup self-raising flour
• 1 cup wholemeal self-raising flour
• 25g polyunsaturated or monounsaturated margarine

Method:

1. Whisk milk and egg together in a jug.
2. Sift flours into a bowl. Make a well in centre. Add milk mixture and whisk until just combined.
3. Heat a large non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Brush pan with margarine. Using ¼ cup mixture per pancake, cook pancakes in batches for 2 to 3 minutes or until bubbles appear on surface. Turn and cook until cooked through. Transfer to a plate. Cover loosely with foil to keep warm. Repeat with remaining mixture, brushing pan with margarine between batches. Serve.

Variations:

• Apple and cinnamon – add one grated apple and 1 teaspoon cinnamon to mixture.
• Banana – add two mashed or sliced bananas to batter.
• Raspberry and pear – add ½ cup frozen or fresh raspberries and one grated pear to mixture.
• Sweet corn – for a savoury pancake, add one small tin salt reduced sweet corn kernels to mixture.