Chocolate Pikelets

At least once a month, the Swallow will serve Pikelets for her young ones' breakfast.  A pikelet is a small, thick pancake and it is also known as a drop-scone.

Usually, the Swallow uses plain milk but on one occasion, the Swallow ran out of fresh milk and had to make-do with chocolate milk instead.  Voila!  A new concoction...

If there is no chocolate milk, 1 tsp cocoa powder may be added into 1/2 cup plain milk, or if plain milk is preferred, a little more sugar may be added for taste.

CHOCOLATE PIKELETS (serves 4)

Chocolate Pikelets

Ingredients

• 1 egg, beaten
• 3/4 cup flour
• 1/2 cup chocolate milk
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 1 tsp baking powder
• salt to taste

Method

1. Sift flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl.
2. Add sugar.
3. Add beaten egg.  Gradually add chocolate milk.
4. Beat until batter is smooth.
5. Heat a 24cm non-stick pan.  Put 1 tbsp of batter into the pan at the 3 points of an imaginary triangle.
6. Flip the pikelets over when bubbles appear.
7. Cook until both sides are golden brown.
8. Serve warm with butter, maple syrup, honey or jam.

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Notes

• Use mashed fruit for fruit pikelets, vanilla essence for vanilla pikelets, pandan flavour for pandan pikelets...improvise!

  

  Pikelets for Breakfast