I cooked: American-style pancakes with bacon and honey

I was reading Jessie's blog the other day and came to know about this blog hop event called "Cook Like a Star" organised by Zoe of Bake for Happy Kids. The chef for this month's "Cook Like a Star" event is Jamie Oliver. I am a fan of his cooking programmes and have in the past used several of his recipes to whip up some delicious meals. To enter this blog hop event, one just has to prepare a dish using / adapting Jamie Oliver's recipes.

American-style pancakes for brunch

I had some leftover bacon in the fridge today, so I thought of making American-style pancakes and serving the bacon with it for brunch. I made the pancakes using Jamie Oliver's "Pancakes USA Stylie" recipe which I found on his website.

Each pancake took less than a minute to cook, and they turned out ultra fluffy and eggy. If you prefer it to be less eggy, you can reduce the eggs from three to two. I wanted to buy maple syrup last weekend from the supermarket but I couldn't find any (they must have ran out) so I drizzled lots of honey on my pancakes instead. Worked a treat with the salty, crispy streaky bacon. You can also top your pancakes with blueberries, strawberries (in fact any type of fresh fruits), whipped cream, butter, salted caramel (I'll have to try that soon), fresh corn off the cob, or grated chocolate. My kids liked them with strawberry jam. I really liked this pancake recipe, so I will definitely be using it again in the future.

Happy breakfast for a happy day

Thick and fluffy

American-style pancakes with bacon and honey
Recipe adapted from Jamie Oliver' website
Preparation time: 5-10 minutes
Cooking time: 10-15 minutes
Makes 8

Ingredients
3 large eggs, at room temperature
115g plain flour, sifted
1 tsp baking powder, sifted
140ml full cream milk
A pinch of salt
1 tbsp of caster sugar (not in original recipe so this is optional)
Honey (or maple syrup)
Olive oil

4 rashers of streaky bacon, cooked in a separate pan until crispy

1. First, separate the eggs, putting the whites into one bowl and the yolks into another.

2. Add the flour, baking powder, sugar and milk to the yolks and mix to a smooth thick batter.

3. Whisk the whites with the salt until they form stiff peaks. You can use an electric whisk, so this can be done in no time at all.

4. Fold the egg whites gently into the batter – it is now ready to use.

5. Heat a good non-stick pan on medium heat, then add a drop of oil. Using a ladle, pour some of your batter into the pan and fry until it starts to look golden and firm, then flip the pancake over and continue frying until both sides are golden.

6. Place pancakes on a plate (stack 'em up if you like) and then place a piece of bacon on top. Drizzle with  (or maple syrup) and dust with some icing sugar. Serve immediately.

My kids loved their smiley brunch :)

You can also serve the pancakes with a strawberry jam/compote 

Full set of photos can be viewed on my Facebook page here. 

This is my first entry for "Cook Like A Star" Blog hop event. Hoping to share more recipes inspired by Jamie Oliver this week! Here are the other entries so far. :)


You can view my other Jamie Oliver inspired recipes here:
1. Jamie Oliver's Cracking Burger
2. Jamie Oliver's Chocolate Brownies
3. Jamie Oliver inspired roast chicken 
4. Jamie Oliver inspired chunky mushroom soup with truffle oil

*This recipe was featured on Asian Food Channel's Facebook page on 10 July 2012.