Didi's South Africa Pancakes

This is my mom’s recipe, one that I’ve enjoyed a thousand times and admittedly never made as good. There’s just something about Mom magic that you can never replicate right?

In South Africa, we call them crumpets but I realize this is confusing to my dear North Americans so I’ve reframed them as little pancakes. Different than the Canadian stack of pancakes, these are little guys, a bit thicker and often a tiny bit raw in the center. As a kid, I ate them with Lyle’s Golden Syrup but you do whatever you want because it’s your life.

SERVES: 2

COOKS IN: 20 min

INGREDIENTS

• 1 cup of flour

• 1 tsp of sugar

• 1 ½ tsp baking powder

• Pinch of salt

• 2 eggs

• 1 tbsp melted butter

• ½ cup milk

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Mix everything together but don’t over mix, leave small lumps of flour as they will come out during cooking.

2. Heat up a frying pan, add some butter and pour small amounts of batter on to the pan. I usually just do a couple of large spoonfuls. You want little pancakes, similar to the width of an English muffin.

3. Turn pancake over just before bubbles burst. After about 15-20 seconds remove from heat and place in a folded tea towel until eating time. You want a golden brown colour on those yum yums.

4. Serve with butter and Lyle’s Golden Syrup.