Mini pancakes are a delicious snack or breakfast item. They are high in fibre and calcium and low in sugar.
Mini Banana Pancakes
Suitable for: toddlers and older children
Ingredients:
• ½ cup whole-meal flour
• ¼ cup unbleached white flour
• 1 large egg
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 ½ tbsp sugar
• 1 ½ tbsp canola oil
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ½ mashed ripe banana
• ¼ - ½ cup milk
(Maked about 12 mini pancakes)
Approximate Analysis:
Each mini pancake contains about:
• 70 kcal
• 2 g protein
• 3 g fat
• 7 g carbohydrate (of which 1.5 g are sugars)
• 1 g fibre
• 22 mg calcium
Method:
1. Mix all dry ingredients together and in a separate bowl, all wet ingredients together.
2. Pour wet mixture into dry mixture and mix using only a few strokes. DO NOT EVER MIX. Batter should be “pourable”. “Lumpy” batter is fine.
3. Let batter rest for at least ½ hour before cooking.
4. Pour about 2-3 tbsp of batter into a heated non-stick frying pan that has been lightly oiled. Cook on low heat until lightly browned.
5. Serve warm.