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English Pancakes

Thin, lacy pancakes with lemon and sugar, the way they should be. Four ingredients you already have, about 14p each, and on the table in 25 minutes.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Servings: 8 pancakes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: british

Ingredients
  

  • 100g plain flour
  • 2 eggs
  • 300ml milk
  • 25g butter, melted, plus extra for frying
  • 1 lemon, cut into wedges
  • 2 tbsp caster sugar

Method
 

  1. Whisk the flour, eggs and milk together with a pinch of salt until you have a smooth batter the consistency of single cream.
  2. Stir in the melted butter, then leave the batter to rest for 10 minutes while you heat a frying pan over a medium heat.
  3. Brush the pan with a little butter and pour in a ladle of batter, swirling the pan so it coats the base in a thin layer.
  4. Cook for about 1 minute until the underside is golden, then flip with a spatula and cook the other side for 30 seconds.
  5. Slide onto a plate, squeeze over lemon and sprinkle with sugar, then repeat with the rest of the batter. Stack the pancakes up as you go.