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Fluffy American pancakes(recipes)
American pancakes with crisp bacon and maple syrup(recipes)
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herself (oh) and American pancakes (recipes)


herself (oh)



used to show that the woman or girl who does something is affected by her own action
　She cut herself on some broken glass.
　She made herself a cup of coffee.
a) used to emphasize that you are talking about one particular woman or girl
　It must be true that she's leaving because she told me so herself.
　The ornate Town Hall was opened by Queen Victoria herself.
b) used after 'like', 'as', or 'except' instead of 'her'
　She met Other mothers in the same situation as herself.
(all) by herself
a) alone
　Miss Bennet lives by herself.
b) without help from anyone else
　The little girl wrote the letter all by herself.
not be/feel/seem herself
informal if a woman or girl is not herself, she does not feel or behave as she usually does, for example because she is upset or ill
　You must forgive her - she's not herself at present.
have sth (all) to herself
if a woman or girl has something to herself, she does not have to share it with anyone else
　Alice had the house to herself while her parents were away.

American pancakes (recipes)






Serves 4



Preparation time

less than 30 mins



Cooking time

10 to 30 mins

















Ingredients



255g/9oz plain flour 2 tsp Baking powder 1 tsp salt 2 tbsp caster sugar 250ml/9fl oz milk 2 medium eggs, lightly beaten 6 tbsp cottage cheese 55g/2oz unsalted butter, melted To serve: chopped pecans maple syrup



Method



1. Beat the eggs into the milk and add the melted butter. 2. Sift the flour with the Baking powder, salt and sugar. 3. Make a well in the centre of the flour and pour in the milk. 4. Using a wooden spoon beat the mixture quickly to make a batter. 5. Stir in the cottage cheese. 6. Heat a heavy based frying pan. Grease with butter and pour in the batter to make rounds approximately 8cm/3¾ inch diameter. 7. Cook until bubbles start to appear on the surface, this will take approximately 1 minute. Flip the pancake over and cook the Other side. 8. Continue until you have used up all the batter. 9. Heat the maple syrup in a small pan and add the chopped pecans. 10. Serve the pancakes and pour over the maple syrup.







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Serves 4 (8-12 pancakes)



Preparation time

less than 30 mins



Cooking time

10 to 30 mins

















Ingredients



250g/9oz plain flour2 tsp Baking powder1 tsp sea salt3 tbsp sugar250ml/9fl oz milk2 eggs, lightly beaten50g/2oz unsalted butter, melted, plus extra for cookingFor the maple butter syrup80ml/3fl oz maple syrup25g/1oz unsalted butter



Method



1. Sift the flour, Baking powder, salt and sugar into a bowl.2. Mix the milk, eggs and the melted butter in a large jug, then add the flour mixture and mix quickly to make a batter - don' t worry about any lumps.3. Heat a cast iron frying pan or flat-surfaced griddle until medium-hot, grease lightly with the extra butter and pour in the batter in batches to make rounds 8-10cm/3-4in in diameter.4. Cook for 1-2 minutes or until bubbles form on top of the pancakes and the underside is golden, then flip each one over and cook for one minute. 5. Keep the pancakes warm in the oven while you cook the remaining batches.6. Heat the maple syrup and butter together in a small pan or in the microwave.7. Stack the pancakes on warmed plates and pour over the buttery syrup. To make cottage cheese pancakes, make the batter as above then stir in eight tablespoons of cottage cheese and cook as above. Serve with fresh berries, cherry or blackcurrant jam and crème fraîche, sour cream or thick yoghurt.