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Chocolate chip pancakes

Take your fluffy American style pancakes to the next level with these delicious chocolate chip pancakes. The perfect treat kids will love making (and eating)!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
resting time 10 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings: 18 pancakes
Course: Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine: American, British
Calories: 218
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

  • 270 g (2 cups) Self raising flour*
  • a pinch of salt
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 55 g (¼ cup) caster sugar
  • 350 ml (1 ½ cup) milk
  • 2 eggs
  • 50 g (3 tablespoons) butter, melted
  • 100-150 g (½ cup) chocolate chips

Equipment

  • Digital scales
  • Mixing bowl
  • Measuring cups
  • measuring spoons
  • Whisk
  • Frying pan
  • Girdle pan

Method
 

Mix all the dry ingredients together
  1. Measure out all the dry ingredients and add them to a large mixing bowl. When you're adding the baking powder, make sure you use your finger to level the teaspoon so that you add just the right amount.
    Give everything a little mix together.
Mix the wet ingredients
  1. Measure the milk into a jug or if you have them, use the ml setting of your digital scales to measure it more accurately.
    Measure out the butter and melt it in the microwave (or in a small pan on the hob). Add it to the milk and whisk it all together.
  2. Crack both the eggs into a small bowl. We never add them straight into the milk just in case any shell goes in. If it does, we simply fish it out with a large piece of shell or a teaspoon.
Make the chocolate pancake batter
  1. Make a well in the middle of your dry ingredients then pour in your eggs. Whisk the eggs in then start pouring in the milk/butter mixture. Whisk it all together until the flour is mixed in and you have a nice smooth batter.
Add the chocolate chips
  1. Finally, add the chocolate chips. Our chocolate chips come in a 100g packet so we just poured them all in. If your packet is larger or you just want more chocolate chips in your pancakes, add about 100g then keep some back to add more on top.
    Stir the chocolate chips in.
  2. Leave the pancake batter to rest, preferably in the fridge, for about ten minutes. This will help them to rise and be super light and fluffy.
Cook the chocolate chip pancakes
  1. Heat a little oil in a frying pan or skillet then ladle a spoon of pancake batter into your pan. When you're spooning out the pancake batter, try and divide the chocolate chips among your pancakes.
    If you have kept some chocolate chips back, sprinkle a few on top of your cooking pancakes to fill in any chocolate-less gaps.
    Depending on the size of your pan, you should be able to cook a few pancakes at the same time. We were able to do 3 without them touching.
  2. Cook the chocolate chip pancakes over a medium heat for a few minutes until little air bubbles start coming to the surface. Use a spatula, palette knife or fish slice to gently flip them over and cook them for another minute or so on the other side. They're ready when they are nice and golden on both sides.
  3. Remove your pancakes from the pan and pop them on a baking tray covered with foil or a clean tea towel to keep warm while you make the rest.