Pikelets

This recipe is from the good ol' Edmonds cookbook - which every self-respecting Kiwi must have a copy of!!  We have the 1998 edition (my copy) and the 1976 edition (which I think belonged to hubby's grandma?) - there's quite a few differences between the two books, so it's handy having them both!

I admit to shortening the method to "my" way of doing pikelets, because it works well for me!!

Ingredients:
1 cup flour
1 tsp baking powder
¼ tsp salt
1 egg
¼ cup sugar
3/4 cup milk

Method:
Put flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl.  Put egg and sugar in, and mix well.  Add milk, and mix until just combined.  Drop little spoonfuls into a lightly greased frying pan.  Turn pikelets when they start to bubble on the surface.  Cook second side until golden.

I usually cook my pikelets in the sandwich press (but not pressing them flat!) - that way I don't have to grease the pan with butter or oil.  I also often reduce the amount of sugar, with no discernible difference in the taste - halve the sugar content, and it makes you feel better about feeding them to the kids!

As a variation, I sometimes puree some vegetables and mix this in (adjust the amount of milk accordingly - sometimes you need a bit more or a bit less, to get the right consistency).  With the wee bit of sugar, it makes the pikelets a tasty way of feeding veges to that reluctant toddler!