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Basic pikelets

Start with this classic basic pikelet recipe then, when you've perfected it, you can try all sorts of variations!

  • Time to make: 30 mins
  • Serving: 10 people (makes 30 pikelets – 3 per serve)
Ratings: 3.8
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • ¾ cup self-raising flour
  • ¼ cup wholemeal flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • 2 teaspoons rice bran oil or cooking spray oil
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Sift flours and baking soda into a medium mixing bowl. Add buttermilk to mixture with egg and stir until batter forms.

    2 Brush or spray a medium heavy-based, non-stick frying pan with oil and set over medium heat. Drop tablespoons of batter into pan 2-3cm apart and cook for 1-2 minutes, or until small bubbles appear on pikelets’ surface. Flip pikelets and cook for 1 more minute, or until lightly golden.

    3 Repeat cooking process with remaining batter, transferring cooked pikelets to a plate (keep them warm in a low-temperature oven).

    Variations

    Give this basic pikelet recipe a delicious fruity makeover!

    Choc-banana pikelets
    Peach and raspberry pikelets
    Apple and cinnamon pikelets

    HFG tip

    If you can’t find buttermilk, use plain yoghurt.

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