EASY BANANA PANCAKES

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Turn overripe, blackened bananas into sweet and fluffy American-style pancakes. Serve with syrup and crunchy, toasted pecan nuts as a delicious brunch treat

Provided by Esther Clark

Time 15m

Yield Makes 12 pancakes

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

350g self-raising flour
1 tsp baking powder
2 very ripe bananas
2 medium eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
250ml whole milk
butter, for frying
2 just ripe bananas, sliced
maple syrup (optional)
pecan halves, toasted and roughly chopped (optional)

Steps:

Sieve the flour, baking powder and a generous pinch of salt into a large bowl. In a separate mixing bowl, mash the very ripe bananas with a fork until smooth, then whisk in the eggs, vanilla extract and milk. Make a well in the centre of the dry ingredients, tip in the wet ingredients and swiftly whisk together to create a smooth, silky batter.
Heat a little knob of butter in a large non-stick pan over a medium heat. Add 2-3 tbsp of the batter to the pan and cook for several minutes, or until small bubbles start appearing on the surface. Flip the pancake over and cook for 1-2 mins on the other side. Repeat with the remaining batter, keeping the pancakes warm in a low oven.
Stack the pancakes on plates and top with the banana slices, a glug of sticky maple syrup and a handful of pecan nuts, if you like.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 484 calories, Fat 7 grams fat, SaturatedFat 3 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 87 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 19 grams sugar, Fiber 5 grams fiber, Protein 15 grams protein, Sodium 1.21 milligram of sodium