Gluten-free basic pikelets

Serves: 10 (makes 30 pikelets – 3 per serve)

Time to make: 30 mins

Total cost: $4.50 / $0.15 per serve

(at time of publication)

Ingredients

1 cup gluten-free self-raising flour
½ teaspoon baking soda
¾ cup buttermilk
1 egg, lightly beaten
2 teaspoons rice bran oil or cooking oil spray

Instructions

1 Sift flour 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.

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Kilojoules 290kJ

Calories 70cal

Protein 2g

Total fat 2g

–Saturated fat 0g

Carbohydrates 10g

–Sugars 1g

Dietary fibre 0g

Sodium 110mg

Calcium 30mg

Iron 0mg

Note: Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. For a guide to purchasing healthier packaged goods and general grocery items see here.