Pancakes doesnt need big introduction , and is one of the favourite breakfast around the world. They are basically flat thin cakes prepared from starch based batter which may or may not contain milk and eggs.
I have not seen another dish which is so versatile so that each & every country & region has its own authentic pancake recipe , some are thin ,some crisp , some thick fluffy , some made with wheat, some rice, some with pulses .In india we have variety of them , dosa, appam, neerdosa of south india while besan cheela , moong dal cheela are from north india .
But now generally the name pancakes refers to those made with wheat flour , eggs , milk etc .The very interesting thing about pancakes are almost anything can be added to pancakes like bananas , apples and other fruits , nuts& cereals, and could be eaten with honey, cream,syrup or chocolate sauce etc .
Today I have here a recipe of fluffy banana pancakes , bananas are rich in dietary fibers , pottassium , magnesium etc, so these pancakes are ideal breakfast food , it contains milk and eggs which has protien and use whole wheat flour for added benefits .
Feeding my son is a tricky business for me , so simple recipes which packs nutrients are my favourites.so do try this pancake for breakfast tomorrow
FLUFFY BANANA PANCAKES
Preparation time -15 minutes
cooking time - 5-10 minutes
Makes about 10 pancakes
INGREDIENTS
- Whole wheat flour-3/4 cups
- All purpose flour -3/4 cups
- Eggs -2 nos
- Milk- 1 1/2 cups
- Bananas- 2 medium sized
- Baking powder- 1 tsp
- Vanilla extract- 1 tsp
- Butter / veg oil - for greasing pan
- Salt- 1 pinch
- Sugar - 2 tblspns or more according to your preference
- Chocolate sauce / syrup/ honey
METHOD
- Sieve flour, baking powder, salt together in a bowl
- Mix milk , sugar , vanilla in another bowl
- Seperate egg whites and yolks
- Beat the egg whites using a hand whisk till fluffy and soft
- Add the yolks to the second bowl and whisk well
- Mash bananas well and add it to the second bowl
- Mix contents of both bowls except egg whites
- Fold egg whites gently into the batter in two or three additions
- Mix gently without deflating air bubbles in the batter
- Heat the pan and add little butter or oil
- Pour the batter using scoop or ladle
- Donot try to rounden it .it will form a shape of its own
- Wait till bubbles form and flip it once done on one side
- Keep the flames very low to avoid burning
- Serve with sliced bananas, honey, chocolate syrup etc
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