Pikelets – RecipeTin Eats

Pikelets! Silver greenback pancakes. Drop scones. Mini hotcakes. No matter you understand these as, these child fluffy pancakes are completely irresistible! Serve for breakfast or afternoon tea with copious quantities of jam and cream.

PIKELETS – an Aussie favorite!

Once I first shared this recipe in 2016, I known as pikelets an Aussie favorite and expressed pity for anybody who hadn’t found their greatness.

Seems, I used to be a bit clueless – readers shortly identified that pikelets exist all around the world, slightly below completely different names: drop scones, Scotch pancakes, silver greenback pancakes, mini hotcakes.

Oops! 😅 Take into account me educated!

However, for these of you new to pikelets, they’re simply mini pancakes. Enjoyable breakfast or anytime snack, and nice for taking locations (assume: workplace morning tea) – fast to make, simple to move, reheat completely and glorious for gatherings as a result of you’ll be able to eat them along with your fingers.

I usually consider them as the better scone!

Substances in pikelets

Right here’s what you want to make pikelets. The batter is similar as pancakes however pikelets have one massive benefit – you can also make a number of within the pan on the identical time. Anyone else really feel efficiency nervousness flipping pancakes one after the other with a desk filled with hangry individuals??

• Plain flour / all-purpose flour – may be substituted with self elevating flour although it gained’t be fairly as fluffy, as is the case with something made with self elevating flour vs plain flour + baking powder.

• Baking powder – that is what makes the pikelets fluffy. If yours has been hiding unused within the pantry for a lot of months, test it’s nonetheless lively.

• Sugar – I solely use a small quantity, simply 2 tablespoons, as a result of the jam provides sweetness.

• Milk – The liquid to skinny the batter. Full fats cow milk makes softer pikelets however low fats / no fats and even non-dairy milk works high quality too.

• Vanilla – For flavour. I take advantage of vanilla extract which has extra pure vanilla flavour than imitation essence.

• Egg – Use a big egg, 50-55g/2oz every, bought in cartons labelled “massive eggs” (600 – 660g for a dozen).

Find out how to make pikelets

Right here’s the right way to make pikelets. Should you can cook dinner with out being interrupted, you’ll have them on the desk in 20 minutes flat!

1. Whisk dry elements in a bowl (flour, baking powder, pinch of salt).

2. Add moist – Make a effectively within the centre. Add the egg, milk and vanilla then whisk till mixed and nearly lump free. The batter ought to be pretty thick however pourable, just like the consistency of thick honey.

   If wanted, alter the consistency with milk (if too thick) or flour (if too skinny).

3. Cook dinner – Soften simply 1 teaspoon of butter in a non stick pan over medium excessive warmth (or medium ,in case your range is robust). Then wipe most of it off with a paper towel (an excessive amount of butter = very splotchy floor, not an enormous deal, only a visible factor).

   Pour about 1 1/2 tbsp batter into the pan and coax it right into a circle. An ice cream scoop with a lever will likely be your buddy right here.

4. Bubbles – Cook dinner for 1 1/2 minutes till bubbles rise to the floor and at the least 4 of them pop. This means the pikelets are prepared for flipping. If they’re browning too shortly on the underside earlier than there are bubbles on the floor, decrease the warmth.

   PRO TIP: In case your batter is on the thick facet, the bubbles won’t pop. Simply take a peek on the underside and if golden, flip!

5. Flip with a flick of the wrist, with confidence! Then cook dinner the opposite facet for 1 minute or till golden, then take away from the pan.

6. Pile onto a plate with jam and cream then serve!

Pikelets are so in style in Australia, they’re truly bought at supermarkets. It baffles me why anybody would ever purchase them! I attempted them as soon as out of curiosity and they really style synthetic. They’ve a bizarre pretend vanilla-egg flavour.

However placing that, they price a couple of {dollars} for a pack of 6 or so, whereas it could price perhaps $1.50 to make a dozen at dwelling, with the added bonus that they style so significantly better. And they’re so quick to make, plus simpler to deal with than pancakes as a result of they’re small so that they’re simpler to flip with out smearing batter in all places or lacking the pan fully (yep, it’s occurred!).

So, subsequent time you’re after a fast snack for a hoard of hungry youngsters or your folks are dropping by unexpectedly, otherwise you’re often known as the culinary queen (or king) at work however don’t have the time to make a recent batch of scones for the fundraiser morning tea on Monday morning, make pikelets!  – Nagi x

Pikelets FAQ

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And a enjoyable little outtakes video from this week, when JB made pikelets for the primary time – how do you pronounce “pikelets”!?

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Pikelets

Writer: Nagi | RecipeTin Eats

Prep: 5 minutes minutes

Cook dinner: 12 minutes minutes

Complete: 17 minutes minutes

Breakfast

Australia

Servings12 pikelets

Faucet or hover to scale

Recipe video above. Rising up in Australia, pikelets have been a deal with we loved for breakfast or any time of the day! Exterior of Australia, you may know these as drop scones, Scottish pancakes or silver greenback pancakes. Fast and simple, you may have a pile of those child pancakes able to get pleasure from in lower than 20 minutes. Finest served heat however beautiful even at room temperature.Copious quantities of jam and cream important. It is the Aussie manner!

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Directions

• Whisk dry – Whisk the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar in a bowl.

• Add moist – Make a effectively within the centre. Add the egg, milk and vanilla, then whisk till it is nearly lump free. The batter ought to be the consistency like thick honey – looser than tomato sauce, thicker than maple syrup. (Be aware 2)

• Soften 1 tsp butter in a non-stick pan over medium excessive warmth (or medium, for sturdy stoves). Then many of the butter off with a paper towel so there are not any seen drops of bubbles of butter (Be aware 3).

• Drop ~2 tbsp batter into the pan and coax into 7.5cm/3″ rounds. An ice cream scoop with lever will likely be your buddy right here. I cook dinner 4 at a time.

• Cook dinner till bubbles seem on the floor and as soon as 4 or extra of those bubbles pop (1 1/2 minutes), this implies they’re able to flip. Flip with confidence! Then cook dinner the opposite facet for 1 minute or till golden.

• Maintain cooking – Take away onto a plate. Cook dinner the following batch (no want so as to add additional butter till third batch).

• Serve heat with jam and cream, or butter!

Recipe Notes:

1. Flour – You may simply use self elevating flour in case you desire, however the pikelets usually are not fairly as delicate and fluffy.
2. Batter adjustment – if wanted, loosen with additional milk or thicken with additional flour. Batter that’s too skinny will unfold and make skinny pikelets. If too thick, the batter gained’t unfold sufficient so the pikelets will likely be very thick and there’s a danger they gained’t cook dinner by.
Batter can’t be made forward – it would thicken an excessive amount of and baking powder will lose rising powder.
3. Pan – Should you wouldn’t have a non stick skillet, this may be made in any skillet / fry pan however don’t wipe the butter off and settle for that your first batch will likely be a extra splotchy than you see within the video / pictures.
Extra butter within the pan = very splotchy floor. Wiping extra off = first batch seems nicer. 🙂 Not a deal killer, simply visible!
Storage – Cooked pikelets will preserve 3 days in an hermetic container, greatest to maintain in fridge then heat in microwave (goes an extended solution to freshen). Freezer – 3 months.
Diet beneath is per pikelet, and it’s for the pikelet solely, as a result of I can not management the quantity of jam and cream you pile onto every pikelet!

Diet Info:

Serving: 35gEnergy: 69cal (3%)Carbohydrates: 13.2g (4%)Protein: 2.3g (5%)Fats: 0.8g (1%)Polyunsaturated Fats: 0.8gLdl cholesterol: 15mg (5%)Sodium: 14mg (1%)Sugar: 2.8g (3%)

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Initially revealed in June 2016, earlier than I taught myself to make recipe movies. Republished in 2025 with mentioned recipe video, plus glowing new pictures, refreshed chatter and naturally a 2025 Lifetime of Dozer replace (spoiler: no change, actually, simply older!).

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Lifetime of Dozer

Dozer 2016. 3 years outdated, from the unique pikelets publish. Educated to not contact that pikelet till he will get the command:

Dozer 2025, nearly 13 years outdated. Simply can’t see the cream as a lot as a result of his face is whiter!

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