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Drop scones (Scotch pancakes)

Drop scones, or Scotch pancakes are a delicious, quick and easy snack that all the family will love. Light, fluffy and super tasty, they're so simple to make they're perfect recipe for kids to help with.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings: 12 pancakes
Course: Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine: scottish
Calories: 155
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

  • 190 g (1 ½ cups) Self raising flour*
  • a pinch of salt
  • 50 g (¼ cup) caster sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 200 ml (1 cup) milk

Equipment

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

Method
 

Mix all the dry ingredients together
  1. Measure out the flour, sugar and caster sugar and add them to a mixing bowl. Give them a little mix together.
Mix the wet ingredients together
  1. Measure the milk out in a jug or if you have them, use the ml setting of your digital scales to measure it accurately.
    Crack an egg into a small bowl, then add it to your milk.
  2. Whisk the egg and milk together.
Make the scotch pancake batter
  1. Make a well in the middle of your dry ingredients then slowly pour in the milk/egg mixture. Whisk it together until all the flour is mixed in and you have a nice smooth batter.
Cook the drop scones
  1. Heat a little oil in a frying pan (or girdle pan if you have one) then drop 2 spoons of batter on top of each other into the pan. Depending on the size of your pan, you should be able to cook a few drop scones at the same time. We were able to do 3 without them touching.
    Cook the pancakes over a medium heat for a few minutes until bubbles start coming to the surface. Gently flip them over with a spatula and cook them on the other side for another minute or two until they are nice and golden.
  2. Remove them 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.