Nice light and fluffy pancakes

What You Need

Ingredients
2 cups flour
4 tablespoons sugar
4 tablespoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
2 cups milk
4 tablespoons cooking oil
2 tablespoons butter

Equipment
Mixing bowl
Measuring cups and spoons
Electric mixer OR whisk
Griddle OR skillet
Spatula or pancake turner
Oven-safe serving dish

Instructions

1. Assemble your ingredients and equipment. Preheat oven to 200.

2. In the mixing bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Mix with a whisk or mixer attachment.

3. Add the eggs, milk and cooking oil to the dry ingredients.

4. Mix until the ingredients are just combined. It's OK if the batter is a little lumpy. You don't want to over mix.

5. Heat your griddle or skillet over medium heat. Melt 1 tablespoon of butter on the griddle.

6. Pour spoonfuls of batter onto the griddle. Try to keep the pancakes between 2 and 3 inches in width and leave at least 1 inch in between. This batter is quite thick, so it won't spread much once you pour it onto the griddle.

7. When you see bubbles begin to form on the top of the pancakes, it's time to flip them.

8. The second side always cooks faster than the first, so they'll probably only need a minute to finish cooking.

9. Place the finished pancakes on the oven-safe serving dish. Keep them warm in the oven while you cook the next batch.

10. Repeat the process until the batter is finished (adding the remaining butter to the griddle if necessary) and all the pancakes are cooked. Serve.

11. Top pancakes as desired and dig in. We like a little butter and some blueberry maple syrup (stay tuned for the recipe).

12. Repeat until pancakes are all eaten and bellies are full.

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Apple & berry crumble

Here is the recipe that I have been asked to post as it was such a hit the last time I made it for dessert for friends.

6 Apples

The apples, butter, cinnamon and water ready to be cooked.

The apple mixture cooking.

Crumble mix preparation

The dish before the topping is added.

The mix before going into the oven.

Enjoy.

 

Cooking Time 35 min

Preparation time: 20 minutes

Ingredients:

• Melted butter to grease baking plate
• 6 (1kg) Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, thickly sliced
• 220g (1 cup) Caster Sugar
• 60ml (1/4 cup ) Water
• 1 Cinnamon stick
• 150g Frozen berries thawed and drained

Crumble Topping

• 55g (1/4 cup)Brown sugar
• 50g unsalted butter
• 2 cups rolled oats lightly toasted
• 1/4 cup coconut toasted together with oats

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 180°C
2. Brush ovenproof dish with the melted butter
3. Place apples, sugar, water and cinnamon in a pot on the stove. Bring to the boil, then reduce to low heat and allow to simmer for 10 mins till apples have softened.
4. To make the topping combine the oats and coconut and place on a tray in the heating oven to lightly toast. Then remove and let cool for a few minutes and add the sugar and rub in the butter.
5. Take the apple mix from the stove and pour into the oven dish.
6. Scatter the berries over them.
7. Sprinkle the crumble mix on top of this.
8. Bake in the heated oven for 35 mins.

5-minute Ice Cream

 

 

Spring is here so why not try making some yummy ice cream

step 1Ingredients

1 package frozen fruit (I used raspberries) 1/2 cup sugar 2/3 cup heavy cream 1 tsp vanilla

step 2Make Ice Cream!!!!

Combine the frozen berries, sugar, cream and vanilla in a food processor or blender. Process until the fruit is roughly chopped and mixture resembles ice cream.

step 3Eat!

Your ice cream is ready to enjoy! Eat now if you can't wait, or freeze for firmer texture. Should there be any leftovers (ha!), they can be frozen for up to a week. I can…

 

5-minute Ice Cream