Pikelets! Silver greenback pancakes. Drop scones. Mini hotcakes. No matter you recognize these as, these child fluffy pancakes are completely irresistible! Serve for breakfast or afternoon tea with copious quantities of jam and cream.
PIKELETS – an Aussie favorite!
Once I first shared this recipe in 2016, I referred to as pikelets an Aussie favorite and expressed pity for anybody who hadn’t found their greatness.
Seems, I used to be a bit clueless – readers rapidly identified that pikelets exist all around the world, slightly below totally different names: drop scones, Scotch pancakes, silver greenback pancakes, mini hotcakes.
Oops! 😅 Think about me educated!
However, for these of you new to pikelets, they’re simply mini pancakes. Enjoyable breakfast or anytime snack, and nice for taking locations (assume: workplace morning tea) – fast to make, straightforward to move, reheat completely and glorious for gatherings as a result of you’ll be able to eat them along with your arms.
I typically consider them as the simpler scone!
Components in pikelets
Right here’s what you should make pikelets. The batter is similar as pancakes however pikelets have one massive benefit – you may make a number of within the pan on the identical time. Anyone else really feel efficiency nervousness flipping pancakes one by one with a desk filled with hangry individuals??
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Plain flour / all-purpose flour – may be substituted with self elevating flour although it gained’t be fairly as fluffy, as is the case with something made with self elevating flour vs plain flour + baking powder.
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Baking powder – that is what makes the pikelets fluffy. If yours has been hiding unused within the pantry for a lot of months, verify it’s nonetheless energetic.
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Sugar – I solely use a small quantity, simply 2 tablespoons, as a result of the jam provides sweetness.
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Milk – The liquid to skinny the batter. Full fats cow milk makes softer pikelets however low fats / no fats and even non-dairy milk works superb too.
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Vanilla – For flavour. I exploit vanilla extract which has extra pure vanilla flavour than imitation essence.
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Egg – Use a big egg, 50-55g/2oz every, offered in cartons labelled “giant eggs” (600 – 660g for a dozen).
Find out how to make pikelets
Right here’s the way to make pikelets. If you happen to can cook dinner with out being interrupted, you’ll have them on the desk in 20 minutes flat!
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Whisk dry elements in a bowl (flour, baking powder, pinch of salt).
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Add moist – Make a nicely within the centre. Add the egg, milk and vanilla then whisk till mixed and virtually lump free. The batter needs to be pretty thick however pourable, just like the consistency of thick honey.
If wanted, alter the consistency with milk (if too thick) or flour (if too skinny).
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Prepare dinner – Soften simply 1/2 teaspoon of butter in a non stick pan over medium excessive warmth (or medium ,in case your range is powerful). Then wipe most of it off with a paper towel (an excessive amount of butter = very splotchy floor, not an enormous deal, only a visible factor).
Pour about 1 1/2 tbsp batter into the pan and coax it right into a circle. An ice cream scoop with a lever can be your pal right here.
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Bubbles – Prepare dinner for 1 1/2 minutes till bubbles rise to the floor and no less than 4 of them pop. This means the pikelets are prepared for flipping. If they’re browning too rapidly on the underside earlier than there are bubbles on the floor, decrease the warmth.
PRO TIP: In case your batter is on the thick aspect, the bubbles may not pop. Simply take a peek on the underside and if golden, flip!
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Flip with a flick of the wrist, with confidence! Then cook dinner the opposite aspect for 1 minute or till golden, then take away from the pan.
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Pile onto a plate with jam and cream then serve!
Pikelets are so standard in Australia, they’re really offered at supermarkets. It baffles me why anybody would ever purchase them! I attempted them as soon as out of curiosity and they really style synthetic. They’ve a bizarre pretend vanilla-egg flavour.
However placing that, they price a couple of {dollars} for a pack of 6 or so, whereas it could price possibly $1.50 to make a dozen at residence, with the added bonus that they style so significantly better. And they’re so quick to make, plus simpler to deal with than pancakes as a result of they’re small in order that they’re simpler to flip with out smearing batter in all places or lacking the pan fully (yep, it’s occurred!).
So, subsequent time you’re after a fast snack for a hoard of hungry youngsters or your mates are dropping by unexpectedly, otherwise you’re often called the culinary queen (or king) at work however don’t have the time to make a recent batch of scones for the fundraiser morning tea on Monday morning, make pikelets! – Nagi x
Watch the way to make it
And a enjoyable little outtakes video from this week, when JB made pikelets for the primary time – how do you pronounce “pikelets”!?
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Pikelets
Prep: 5 minutes
Prepare dinner: 12 minutes
Whole: 17 minutes
Breakfast
Australia
Servings12 pikelets
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Directions
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Whisk dry – Whisk the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar in a bowl.
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Add moist – Make a nicely within the centre. Add the egg, milk and vanilla, then whisk till it is virtually lump free. The batter needs to be the consistency like thick honey – looser than tomato sauce, thicker than maple syrup. (Word 2)
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Soften 1 tsp butter in a non-stick pan over medium excessive warmth (or medium, for robust stoves). Then many of the butter off with a paper towel so there aren’t any seen drops of bubbles of butter (Word 3).
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Drop ~2 tbsp batter into the pan and coax into 7.5cm/3″ rounds. An ice cream scoop with lever can be your pal right here. I cook dinner 4 at a time.
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Prepare dinner till bubbles seem on the floor and as soon as 4 or extra of those bubbles pop (1 1/2 minutes), this implies they’re able to flip. Flip with confidence! Then cook dinner the opposite aspect for 1 minute or till golden.
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Maintain cooking – Take away onto a plate. Prepare dinner the following batch (no want so as to add further butter till third batch).
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Serve heat with jam and cream, or butter!
Recipe Notes:
2. Batter adjustment – if wanted, loosen with further milk or thicken with further flour. Batter that’s too skinny will unfold and make skinny pikelets. If too thick, the batter gained’t unfold sufficient so the pikelets can be very thick and there’s a threat they gained’t cook dinner by way of.
Batter can’t be made forward – it can thicken an excessive amount of and baking powder will lose rising powder.
3. Pan – If you happen to do not need a non stick skillet, this may be made in any skillet / fry pan however don’t wipe the butter off and settle for that your first batch can be a extra splotchy than you see within the video / pictures.
Extra butter within the pan = very splotchy floor. Wiping extra off = first batch appears nicer. 🙂 Not a deal killer, simply visible!
Storage – Cooked pikelets will hold 3 days in an hermetic container, finest to maintain in fridge then heat in microwave to heat (goes an extended technique to freshen). Freezer – 3 months.
Vitamin beneath is per pikelet, and it’s for the pikelet solely, as a result of I can’t management the quantity of jam and cream you pile onto every pikelet!
Vitamin Data:
Serving: 35gEnergy: 69cal (3%)Carbohydrates: 13.2g (4%)Protein: 2.3g (5%)Fats: 0.8g (1%)Polyunsaturated Fats: 0.8gLdl cholesterol: 15mg (5%)Sodium: 14mg (1%)Sugar: 2.8g (3%)
Initially printed in June 2016, earlier than I taught myself to make recipe movies. Republished in 2025 with mentioned recipe video, plus glowing new pictures, refreshed chatter and naturally a 2025 Lifetime of Dozer replace (spoiler: no change, actually, simply older!).
Lifetime of Dozer
Dozer 2016. 3 years previous, from the unique pikelets publish. Educated to not contact that pikelet till he will get the command:
Dozer 2025, virtually 13 years previous. Simply can’t see the cream as a lot as a result of his face is whiter!
