Banana Pancake Bites - Joy of food
I made these for a demo for the Joy of Food, a fantastic project to bring cooking skills to the community. If you fancy something sweet and not too fattening with an injection of healthiness you can make these with simple store cupboard ingredients in less than 15 minutes start to finish.
Preparation time: 10 minutes Quantity: makes 20 mini ones Cooking time: 4 minutes a go
Ingredients
200 g / 8 oz plain or wholemeal flour – sieved
1 teaspoon baking powder
3 – 4 heaped teaspoons sugar – caster or light brown
1 teaspoon lemon juice – fresh or bottled (optional)
2 small or 1 large egg
enough milk to make a thick batter (100 – 120 ml)
1 firm banana – small diced
oil to fry
Method
- Simply whisk all the ingredients, except the banana together with enough milk to make a thick batter the consistency of thick whipped cream
- Stir in the banana
- Drop tablespoonfuls in to a hot frying pan greased with oil
- Cook on both sides until golden
Variations – Add 2 tablespoons of raisins, sesame seeds or chopped walnuts