By Neff Official Cookaholic 2016, Nicky Corbishley.
A traditional sweet with a festive twist, a perfect dessert (or even a brunch) that can be enjoyed by the whole family and will guarantee to get their taste buds singing!
Serves: 12
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 15 minutes
Difficulty: 2 out of 5
Ingredients
Main
- 1tbsp baking powder
- 1tbsp bicarbonate of soda
- 2tbsp dark brown or molasses sugar
- 2tbsp granulated sugar
- pinch of salt
- ¾ tsp dried ginger
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ¼ tsp ground cloves
- 1 egg, lightly whisked
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- zest of 1 lemon
- 190ml buttermilk
Serve
- butter
- maple syrup
- mini gingerbread men cake toppers
- fresh cranberries
- edible gold glitter
Method
- Place the flour, baking powder, baking soda, both sugars, salt, ginger cinnamon and ground cloves into a large bowl – mix together until combined
- Add the egg, vanilla extract, lemon zest and buttermilk, then mix until just combined using a balloon whisk
- Melt the butter in a large frying pan over a medium heat, then carefully wipe the butter around with a kitchen towel so the pan is finely coated
- Pour in enough mixture to make three pancakes (approx. 60ml or ¼ cup of the mixture per pancake)
- Turn the pancakes over when bubbles form on top and then burst, and the edges start to look firm (about 2-3 minutes)
- Cook on the other side for another 1-2 minutes
- Repeat with the rest of the mixture – until all the pancakes are cooked (you can keep the pancakes warm using the Neff Keep Warm oven function or a warming drawer)
Presentation
- Serve the pancakes topped with a pat of butter and a drizzle of maple syrup
- You can also decorate with mini gingerbread men cake toppers, cranberries and a little edible glitter
