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Ingredients
Ø 1100g plain flour
Ø
2 eggs
Ø
300ml semi-skimmed
milk
Ø
1 table
spoon sunflower oil or vegetable, plus extra for frying
Ø
pinch salt
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Method
STEP 1
Put
100g plain flour and a pinch of salt into a large mixing bowl
STEP 2
Make
a well in the center and crack 1 or 2 eggs into the middle depending.
STEP 3
Pour
in about 50ml from the 300ml of semi-skimmed milk and 1 tbsp sunflower oil
then start whisking from the center, gradually drawing the flour into
the eggs, milk and oil. Once all the flour is incorporated, beat until you have
a smooth, thick paste. Add a little more milk if it is too stiff to beat.
STEP 4
Add
a good splash of milk and whisk to loosen the thick batter. While still
whisking, pour in a steady stream of the remaining milk. Continue pouring and
whisking until you have a batter that is the consistency of slightly thick
single cream.
STEP 5
Heat
the pan over a moderate heat, then wipe it with oiled kitchen paper.
STEP 6
Ladle
some batter into the pan, tilting the pan to move the mixture around for a thin
and even layer. Quickly pour any excess batter into the mixing bowl,
return the pan to the heat.
STEP 7
Leave
to cook, undisturbed, for about 30 seconds. If the pan is the right
temperature, the pancake should turn golden underneath after about 30 seconds and
will be ready to turn.
STEP 8
Hold
the pan handle, ease a palette knife under the pancake, then quickly
lift and flip it over. Make sure the pancake is lying flat against the base of
the pan with no folds, then cook for another 30 seconds before turning out onto a
warm plate.
STEP 9
Continue with the rest of
the batter, serving them as you cook or stack onto a plate. You
can freeze the pancakes for 1 month, wrapped in cling film or make them up to a
day ahead.
STEP 1O
To oven reheat, stack the pancakes on a heatproof plate; cover with foil. Warm at 180C/fan 160C/gas 4 for 10-15 minutes from cold or 5-10 minutes from room temperature. To microwave, stack, cover with cling film, pierce the film. Reheat on High for 1 min
There you have it.
