Homemade pancakes take a bit longer to make but are far better than the store-bought pancakes. This Nigerian pancake recipe is top notch, and best of all.
Like other parts of the world, Nigerian pancakes are popularly eaten at breakfast but can be eaten at any time of the day. The Nigerian-style pancakes have a unique texture, they are thicker than a crepe but not fluffy like the American or Indian pancakes.
Ingredients
- Baking powder
- Butter (Melted)
- Egg
- Onion
- Scotch bonnet pepper
- All-purpose flour
- Salt
- Sugar
- Cinnamon/ Nutmeg
- Oil for frying
A few things to take into consideration while making your delicious pancakes;
If the pancake is to be severed to a vegetarian, you can substitute the milk with water and butter with vegetable oil.
Your onion and pepper must be chopped into very tiny pieces, so you’re not biting into big pieces in the pancake. I would rather you cook (fry) the onions and peppers a bit before adding them to the pancakes.
Step – by – step procedure on how to make your delicious pancakes;
Peel and chop the onions into tiny pieces. Remove the stalk from the scotch bonnet pepper and chop thinly too.
- Add the plain flour, baking powder, sugar, salt and cinnamon/nutmeg into a bowl. Mix with a wooden spoon or whisk to get rid of big lumps.
- Pour melted butter into a separate mixing bowl. Break the eggs into this bowl and add the milk. Whisk thoroughly until bubbles start to form.
- Pour the dry ingredients into the bowl containing the wet ingredients and whisk until the batter is smooth, with a slightly runny consistency. Don’t over mix the batter, as this will lead to tough pancakes. If there are lumps in the batter, don’t worry; it will cook evenly.
- Place a non-stick frying pan on the hob under medium heat. Add a teaspoon of oil to the pan.
- Pour the minced onions and peppers into the pan and stir with a spatula for a few minutes. Remove from the pan when the onions start to brown and Allow the other side to brown lightly too.
- Repeat this process until the remaining pancake batter is used up. Then, serve the pancakes warm with your favourite filling.
- Allow to cool before adding into the batter.
- Repeat this process until the remaining pancake batter is used up. Then, serve the pancakes warm with your favourite filling.
- Enjoyable with a cup of tea.
