LIttle Locavores Lesson: When we mix milk with flour and egg, we form a thick mixture called a batter. When you fry the batter, you get pancakes! Ingredients with an asterisk (*) are available seasonally right here in North Iowa! Click on select ingredients to find them nearby or stop by your local farmer's market.
Sift the flour and baking powder into a large bowl. Add the sugar and stir together.
In a measuring cup or small bowl, whisk together the milk and egg. In a large frying pan, melt the butter and heat gently. Pour butter into the measuring cup too.
Pour wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Beat well with whisk or fork and get rid of lumps. Gently stir in your berries.
Put a tablespoon of oil in the frying pan and have a grown up heat it for a couple of minutes. For very small pancakes, use 1 tbsp of batter. Use up to 1/4 cup for larger pancakes. Try to make sure pancakes do not touch eachother.
Cook for 3 minutes. You'll see small bubbles on top of the pancakes. Turn and cook for additional 2 or 3 minutes.
Top with honey, syrup, bananas, additional berries, etc.
Notes
Yield: 20 tiny pancakes or 10 medium.Adapted from Start to Cook