Pancakes are a treat in our house, we don’t wait until Shrove Tuesday to break out the frying pan and cook up delicious pancakes. This is an egg-free pancake recipe so it’s ideal for any babies ready for baby led weaning and they make great finger food when cut into fingers or quarters. I have used blueberries in this recipe – very healthy and nutritious berries – but feel free to use whatever fruit you have available. Apples, Bananas, Strawberries, Grapes or why not a fruit medley?

Based on blueberries, these are a good source of

• Vitamin C
• Manganese
• Fibre

Ingredients

• 1 x cup of Fresh Blueberries (or a fruit of your choice, well chopped)
• 3/4 cup Vitamin C
  of Plain Flour
• 3/4 cup of Wholemeal Flour
• 1 x Tablespoon of Brown Sugar
• 1 and 1/4 cups of Whole Milk
• 3 x Teaspoons of Baking Powder
• A little Butter for frying

You will need

• 1 x Large Mixing Bowl
• 1 x Frying Pan
• 1 x Hand Whisk

Method

1. Take your mixing bowl and add all the dry ingredients. You can choose to seive your flour but I prefer to take a hand whisk and gently whisk the flour instead. It’s easier and just as effective. Do this with your dry ingredients.

2. Make a well in the centre and add all your wet ingredients. Using the whisk, whisk the liquid and slowly incorporate the flour around the edges. If the mixture turns a little stiff, use a wooden spoon instead of the whisk. Keep doing this until everything is mixed thoroughly, but try not to overdo it. Overmixing batter will produce too much gluten and your pancakes will not be as light and fluffy.

3. Add your fruit of choice and stir in gently.

4. Take your frying pan and, melt a knob of butter over a medium heat.

5. Using a cup, take about 1/4 cup worth of the batter and, once the butter is bubbling, pour gently into the center of the pan. Don’t touch and watch carefully. As the pancake dries on top and little bubbles appear after about two minutes, it’s time to turn it over. Do this with a spatula.

6. You can cut you pancakes into fingers or quarters and give to your baby when cooled a little.

You can freeze these cooked pancakes. To reheat, take out of the freezer for an hour and then microwave for 30 seconds. If you do use a microwave to heat these remember to set aside afterwards for about 30 seconds and test against your top lip to detect hotspots!

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