Gluten-free American buttermilk pancakes
- Prepare
- less than 30 mins
- Cook
- 10 to 30 mins
- Serve
- Makes 15 x 7cm/3in pancakes
Gluten-free fluffy pancakes don't get better than this! Maple syrup and crispy bacon are the classic accompaniment to this American buttermilk pancake recipe which makes a great brunch or 'brinner'.
Ingredients
- buttermilk: 175ml/6fl oz buttermilk
- egg: 1 free-range egg
- butter: 15²µ/½´Ç³ú butter, melted
- tapioca: 55g/2oz tapioca flour
- : 25g/1oz fine cornmeal
- salt: good pinch of salt
- bicarbonate of soda: 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- clarified butter: clarified butter, for cooking
To serve
- butter: butter
- bacon: crispy bacon
- maple syrup: maple syrup
Method
Mix the buttermilk, egg and melted butter in a large bowl until smooth and blended. Sift together the tapioca flour, fine cornmeal, salt and bicarbonate of soda then gently stir into the buttermilk mixture until the ingredients are just moistened - don't worry about lumps.
Heat a heavy iron or non-stick frying pan until medium–hot. Grease with a little clarified butter. Spoon a generous tablespoon of batter into the pan and spread with the back of the spoon.
Cook until the bubbles rise and break on the top of the pancake, then flip over gently. Cook until pale golden. Remove and keep warm. Continue until all the batter has been used.
Spread each pancake with butter and serve a stack of three per person with crispy bacon and maple syrup.
Recipe tips
If you can't find tapioca flour or cornmeal (polenta), you could try making the American buttermilk pancakes with a ready-mixed gluten-free plain flour mixture – you'll just have to keep an eye on the consistency to make sure it is just moistened.
