Jamie Oliver's Fluffy American Pancakes topped with walnuts and bananas, and a good squeeze of honey, an indulgent yet healthy breakfast or brunch for the whole family to enjoy. Make the occasional treat a habit, these beauties will be ready before you can say pancakes.
Do you like a light breakfast or would rather go for a big one to get you going? I've always enjoyed a good cup of tea with a nice breakfast, and l could never skip it.
Yes, l might rush it nowadays, but hey ho, you can't possibly be a mummy and live a life of luxury, taking your sweet time to sip your tea while dreaming of a nice holiday in an exotic place. Oh no, you either eat quickly or starve, toddlers don't give second chances.
This recipe is adapted from one of Jamie Oliver's fabulous pancake recipes. The man really knows how to cook, doesn't he?
No time to make them in the morning? You can make a big batch the night before, cover them with kitchen foil, and they will stay nice and fluffy till morning.
Jump to:
Ingredients needed to make American pancakes
- plain flour - you can use self-raising flour too
- baking powder - to help with the fluffy texture
- eggs
- full-fat milk - semi-skimmed also ok
- a pinch of salt
- vegetable oil - or any other odourless oil
- to serve: walnuts, bananas and honey
Step-by-step photos and instructions
- Sift the flour into a bowl, add the baking powder and a pinch of salt.
- Beat the egg yolks lightly, add them to the milk and stir.
- Pour the milk mixture over the flour, and mix to get a smooth batter. At this stage, the batter will be thick.
- Beat the egg whites until stiff, then use a spatula to gently fold them into the batter, this is become thinner, and super smooth.
- Make sure the pan is hot before adding a spoonful of batter to it, either use a bit of oil or butter every time you add ore batter.
Expert tips
Lightest American pancakes? Just a few tricks, and you'll have some heavenly hot pancakes in a beat:
- make sure the ingredients are at room temperature - this golden rule applies to most goods, made in a pan or baked
- separate the egg yolks from the egg whites
- beat the egg whites until stiff before folding them gently into the batter - by gently incorporating the egg whites, the batter becomes light, and the pancakes super fluffy
What to serve with pancakes
Now, this recipe does not call for any refined sugar, if you have the pancakes with honey, maple syrup or any other syrup of your choice, there is no need for it, unless you really like them extra sweet.
Although, don't forget that bananas are naturally sweet as well, especially the well-ripen ones. I use bananas to sweeten pancakes up all the time, it's better for the kids, and for us grown-ups too.
Other great toppings are: berries of any kind, oranges, kiwi, peanut butter and jelly, almond butter, or just a bit of regular butter will bring you the ultimate pancake experience.
Other pancake recipes
Banana and Chocolate Chip Pancakes
Lemon Blueberry Buttermilk Pancakes
Fluffy Oatmeal Pumpkin Pancakes
If you’ve tried these FLUFFY AMERICAN PANCAKES or any other recipe on the blog then don’t forget to rate the recipe and let me know how you got on in the comments below, I love hearing from you! You can also FOLLOW ME on FACEBOOK, and PINTEREST to see more delicious food and what I’m getting up to.
Jamie Oliver's Fluffy American Pancakes
Ingredients
- 1 cup plain flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 3 eggs
- ⅔ cup full-fat milk
- a pinch of salt
- 2 tablespoon vegetable oil
- to serve: walnuts, bananas and honey
Instructions
- In a large bowl, sift the flour and add the baking powder.
- Separate the egg yolks from the egg whites.
- Beat the egg yolks lightly, pour over the milk and give it a good stir.
- Combine the flour mixture with the milk and egg yolks and mix well with a silicone spatula, you will get a thick batter.
- Next, beat the egg whites with a pinch of salt until it forms stiff peaks.
- Fold it in the batter, and mix well to combine.
- Heat up a non-stick frying pan, add one or two drops of oil and use a ladle to pour over some batter.
- Cook on both sides until golden and firm to touch, it should not take longer than 1-2 minutes once the pan is hot.
- Repeat with the remaining batter.
- Serve with honey, slices of banana and chopped walnuts.
Notes
- If you'd like to see the measurements in CUPS and OUNCES, please click on the US CUSTOMARY link.
- The amount of ingredients can be adjusted according to the number of servings you need, please click on the number of servings to change it.
Nutrition
ronit
Great looking pancakes, and amazing photos! 🙂
Daniela Anderson
Thank you, Ronit! Glad you like them ?
Youth food blog
Love the banana touch! Tasty and heathy!
Daniela Anderson
Thank you ?
Zen
Wooow !
Hi Daniela Anderson!
What a beautiful food ! Fluffy American pancakes are looking very amazing ! Clean photo.....
Love it so much !
Daniela Anderson
Thank you, Zen, very kind of you!