Make Banana Pancakes
Banana pancakes -- so easy and delicious. A fruity breakfast treat that's simple to make and will get you pretending like it's the weekend. With the right ingredients and a little time spent in the kitchen, you'll ensure that you have a truly delicious breakfast.
Ingredients
- 1 cup (225 grams) all-purpose flour
- 1 cup (225 grams) whole wheat flour
- 1 tablespoon (30 grams) baking soda
- 1 teaspoon (5 grams) salt
- 2 teaspoons (30 grams) baking powder
- 2 tablespoons(50 grams) white sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon (3 grams) pumpkin pie spice or nutmeg
- 2 cups (450 ml) whole milk
- 1/4 cup (60 ml) vegetable oil
- 2 eggs
- 2 ripe bananas
Steps
- Combine the dry ingredients into a large mixing bowl. That's your two types of flours, baking soda and powder, salt, sugar, and pumpkin pie spice or nutmeg. Mix together with a whisk.
- Of course, pancakes from a box are also an option, but making it yourself is just so much more fulfilling (and tastier).
- Add the wet ingredients. Combine with the dry ingredients the milk, vegetable oil, and eggs. Mix well until you have a definite batter -- if it's too thick or thin, add more milk or flour, respectively.
- Cut ripe bananas into small pieces. A good way to do this is to slice the banana in half the long way and dice it up from there. Try to keep all the pieces uniform in size.
- Some may choose to mash up the bananas and stir it in aggressively with the batter. That's also delicious!
- Fold them into the batter and let sit for 15 minutes. After the bananas are delicately combined, walk away for a bit. Letting the bananas rest in the batter helps incorporate their flavor throughout.
- Towards the end of this time, turn on your stove and let your pan or griddle heat for about 3 minutes on medium. Spray on some cooking spray.
- Ladle the pancake batter into your warmed pan/griddle. About 1/2 cup of batter makes for a good-sized pancake. Spread it out a bit (sometimes when it's thick it doesn't move easily) with the bottom of your spoon, ladle, or cup to desired size.
- Leave it on this side for about 90 seconds, depending on your stove, pan, and heat level.
- Flip it. The fun part, right? If it doesn't lift up easily, it's not ready. And don't worry -- the bananas, if anything, make flipping it easier. Lift up a bit of the edge and check to see if it's the right shade of brown.
- A good tool to use are the bubbles that crop up. Once you get a fair amount, start checking.
- Let brown and remove from heat. Ta da! Serve alone or in a stack with whipped cream, syrup, strawberries, walnuts, chocolate chips, or with nothing at all -- any way they're delicious!
Tips
- Try mixing in other ingredients such as nuts or chocolate chips
- There are up and downsides to when to add the bananas. Add them in the batter and they may sink to the bottom of the bowl -- but they'll be right in the middle of your pancake, where they should be. Add them in the pan and they don't sink in the bowl, but they run the risk of getting browned in the pan. It's up to your decision.
- Integrate flavors into the batter, such as maple syrup, honey, and cinnamon.
- Mashing the bananas up and swiftly mixing around the batter will help enrich the flavour to the pancakes.
Things You'll Need
- Bowl
- Spoon
- Measuring cup
- Cooking spray
- Griddle or pan
- Knife
- Spatula
