Traditional South African Pancakes

African pancakes with lemon slices and cinnamon.

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Traditional South African Pancakes

Make these delicious Traditional South African Pancakes (pannekoek) with this foolproof recipe. These thin and light crepes are perfect for a sweet or savory treat. Serve with lemon slices, sugar and cinnamon.

Prep Time5

Cook Time20

Total Time24

Course: Breakfast, Sweet Treat

Cuisine: South African

Servings: people

Calories: 534kcal

Author: Jen Sim

Equipment

1 Pan
1 mixing bowl
1 Laddle

Ingredients

1.5 cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon of baking powder
2 large eggs
1.5 cups of milk
3.5 tablespoon of cooled melted butter

Filling

5 tablespoon of granulated sugar
2 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
1 lemon

Instructions

Combine flour, salt, and baking powder in a bowl.
Next, mix eggs, milk and melted butter in a separate bowl until combined.
Pour wet ingredients into the bowl of dry ingredients. Whisk all the ingredients until combined. There should be no lumps. You can also mix the ingredients in a blender.
Grease a pan with oil or butter. Then use a ladle to pour pancake batter into the pan.
Once bubbles form flip the pancakes and cook for 1 minute on the other side. Repeat with the remaining batter.
For the filling, combine sugar and cinnamon. Fill pancakes with the mixture and roll them up. Serve with lemon slices.

Notes

Dry ingredients: Before you combine the dry ingredients, sift them to make them smooth and airy. This will help your pancakes have a nice texture and avoid any clumps in the batter.

Batches: You can easily adjust the recipe to make more pancakes for your hungry guests. Just multiply the amounts of the ingredients by two or three, depending on how many people you are serving.

Mixing: When you mix the batter, be gentle and don’t overdo it. If you stir too much, you will end up with tough and rubbery pancakes. You want them to be soft and fluffy.

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