Banana Pancakes
An Original Recipe by Lorraine Elliott
Preparation time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes
Serves: 4
- 400ml/14flozs. milk
- 2 eggs, room temperature
- 150g/5ozs plain all purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 40g/1.4ozs melted butter plus more for frying
- 4 tablespoons brown sugar
- 4 tablespoons desiccated coconut
- 2 small bananas, firm (no brown spots)
- Honey for serving (optional)
Step 1 - Whisk the milk and eggs together in a large jug until combined well. In a bowl add the flour, cinnamon and salt and make a well in the centre. Gradually add in the milk mixture whisking and incorporating the flour slowly until you get a smooth mixture. Adding in the flour gradually results in little to no lumps in the batter. Whisk in the melted butter and place back in a jug for easy pouring. Slice the bananas very thinly on the diagonal.
Step 2 -Have the butter, brown sugar and coconut ready. Heat a 26cm/10inch non stick pan on medium heat and add a small pat of butter. Pour a quarter of the pancake batter in the pan swirling so that it reaches the edges.
Step 3 -Leave the base to set for 1 minute and then place the banana slices on top. I add about 6-7 slices of banana per pancake and then allow the top to set (i.e. when you tip the pan there should be no runny batter). Scatter 1 tablespoon of brown sugar and 1 tablespoon of coconut across the pancake. Then gently flip the pancake over adding a bit more butter if needed. Fry for 1 minute and then place a plate over the pan and flip it over so that the caramelised bananas are on top. Serve this with honey if desired, ice cream or yogurt.
Personal Note
We had a great time in the Blue Mountains and this trip was different. We usually just stay for a weekend which can feel a bit rushed but this time we were staying for a whole 5 days. It's a different mood in the mountains once Monday hits. A restaurateur once told me that locals come out on Mondays once visitors leave and it definitely has a less frantic pace than on weekends. Everyone seems more relaxed and just doing their own thing.
On this trip we brought along the two dogs and Milo even had a celebrity encounter. We were taking the dogs for a walk and then saw a familiar face. It was a young woman who had bent down to pet both Teddy and Milo. It was Teo from one of our favourite shows Love On The Spectrum! Monica had only just met Michael from the show the week before and here we were having our own Love on the Spectrum encounter. She was absolutely lovely and exactly like she was on the show and chatted with us for a while. She even commented on Milo's very white teeth, which is something of a pride point of mine as I make sure that Milo's teeth stay as white as possible. Teo seemed to love cuddling Milo and he was as big a fan of her as she was of him.
So tell me Dear Reader, do you like banana pancakes? Do you make pancakes for Shrove Tuesday? Have you ever watched Love On The Spectrum?