Pancake Day: Easy recipes for British and American styles
The IndependentSign up to IndyEat's free newsletter for weekly recipes, foodie features and cookbook releases Get our food and drink newsletter for free Get our food and drink newsletter for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Whether you’re adding sugar and lemon to a British-style crepe or want to make a stack of light and fluffy American ones with lashings of bacon and maple syrup, these pancakes are great for breakfast, lunch and even a weekend brunch. British-style pancakes Ingredients 100g plain flour 2 large eggs 275ml semi-skimmed milk Butter or oil for cooking Lemon wedges and caster sugar to serve Method 1. American-style pancakes Ingredients 1tbsp baking powder 1 pinch of salt 1 teaspoon white sugar 2 large eggs 30g butter 225g plain flour Butter or oil for cooking Method 1. If you’re mixing the batter by hand, start by making a well in the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar before adding the beaten eggs, melted butter and milk.