Recipe: Scotch Pancakes

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Description/Notes:

A pancake that’s not only a teatime treat but is equally delicious fried with bacon and egg for breakfast, if you manage to have any left over. Scotch Pancakes are also known as Drop Scones

Ingredients:

Half an ounce (15g) butter

1tbsp milk

1tbsp glolden syrup

6oz (175g) plain flour

1tsp cream of tartar

2tsp baking powder

1 egg

quarter pint (150ml) milk

1oz (25g) caster sugar

pinch of salt

Cooking Instructions:

1. Place the syrup, butter and 1tbsp of milk into a small pan, heat gently until ingredients are melted then leave to cool
2. Sift the dry ingredients together in a mixing bowl then make a well in the center
3. Add the egg, melted ingredients and half the milk before using a spoon to mix into a thick batter
4. Stir in the remaining milk, beat for a couple of minutes until the batter has a thick coating consistency
5. Stand for 15 minutes
6. Lightly grease a griddle or heavy based frying pan warmed over a medium heat
7. Drop tablespoons of the batter onto the pan of griddle and cook until bubbles rise to the surface and burst
8. Turn the pancakes over with a palette knife and continue cooking until a golden brown
9. When the pancakes are cooked. Place them between two clean tea-towels on a wire rack
10. Serve buttered and top with syrup or jam