Quick and Simple Valentine's Pancakes.

These pancakes are perfect if you are wanting to do something festive for that someone special but need it to be quick and super easy.

Ingredients you will need: 

- 200g plain flour

- 1 tbsp sugar

- 1 tbsp baking powder

- 1 large egg

- 300 ml milk

- oil for cooking 

- a pinch of salt

- any flavourings you would like; cinnamon, blueberries, lemon, Nutella, syrup- its up to you! 

 (the flavourings can be added before cooking the pancakes or after depending on what you choose)

Method: 

Step 1: Put all the dry ingredients into a large jug or bowl and stir together. 

Step 2: Crack the egg into the milk and lightly whisk. Then add the milk and egg to the jug or bowl a little at a time, mixing well in-between additions. 

Step 3: Heat up a frying pan on a medium to low heat and when warm add some oil and heat gently. 

Step 4: Once you have made sure all the wet and dry ingredients are combined well, and there are no bits of flour still stuck at the bottom of the jug or bowl you can then start to cook your pancakes. 

Step 5: When the pan is warm, not too hot, you can either pour your pancakes in or ladle them. If you just want small circle pancakes, just pour the mixture straight into the pan and stop adding mix when you get to the size you want. I decided to make heart shaped pancakes so i placed a metal cookie cooker in the pan and poured my mixture in that.

Step 6: When the pancakes start to get little bubbles coming through this is when you need to flip them over. The easiest way to do this is with a large spatula and just to go for it. This is where the heart shaped ones got a little tricky so instead of cooking in the heart shaped cookie cutter I just made slightly larger pancakes and cut the hearts out after- this was much much easier! 

Step 7: When the pancakes are nicely coloured on each side flip them out and add any toppings you like and serve! 

Step 8: Enjoy!