Pikelets

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Serves : makes 16  Preparation time : 10 minutes  Cooking time : 15 minutes

Ingredients :

• 1 cup self-raising flour
• 2 tbsp sugar
• ¼ tspn bicarbonate of soda
• ½-¾ cup milk
• ½ tspn lemon juice or vinegar
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 30g butter, melted
• extra melted butter

Preparation and Cooking Instructions

1. Sift flour, sugar and soda into a medium size bowl. Add juice or vinegar to the milk to sour it; allow to stand 5 minutes.
2. Make well in center of dry ingredients and add the egg, ½ cup milk and the butter; mix to form a smooth batter. If batter is too thick to pour from the spoon, add remaining milk.
3. Brush base of frying pan lightly with melted butter. Drop 1-2 tbsp of mixture onto base of pan about 2cm apart. Cook over medium heat 1 minute or until underside is golden.
4. Turn over and cook other side. Remove from pan; repeat with remaining mixture. Serve warm with butter pat or curls.