Easy & Fluffy Banana Pancakes!

Banana Pancakes

Bananas….. the taste of bananas are almost a memory of yesterday!!!  With the terribly insane prices of bananas these days ($12.98 per kg!  Which gets you about 5 bananas), one can only hope that the prices will soon drop, so we can go back to eating them! By the way, bananas are actually a herb and not a fruit! Interesting huh!!!

Anyway, weeks ago, I made these banana pancakes.  Boy, were they good!  I was looking for a easy and quick yet fluffy pancake recipe.  I have tried numerous pancakes recipes that require buttermilk or using the handheld beater/whisk, which although turn out good, I wanted something easy.  A recipe that I could use on the spur of the moment with the basic ingredients in my pantry that required minimal dishes.

Here we go!  I found a recipe by Bonnie Mo.  She calls her recipe “The Best Banana Pancake Recipe Ever”

Do give it a go!  I reckon it does deserve the title!

Ingredients:

4 tbsp. unsalted butter, plus additional for greasing the pan

1½ cups all-purpose flour

2 tbsp. sugar

2½ tsp. baking powder

¼ tsp. salt

1 small ripe banana, mashed

1 cup milk

2 large eggs

½ tsp. vanilla extract

Additional banana slices, for serving

Maple syrup, whipped cream, etc. for serving

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 200˚ F.  Melt the butter in a microwave safe bowl; set aside to cool slightly.  In a medium bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt; whisk together to combine.  In a another bowl, combine the mashed banana, milk, eggs and vanilla and whisk to blend.  Add the melted butter and the banana mixture to the bowl with the dry ingredients and mix gently with a rubber spatula until just blended (the batter will be slightly lumpy).

Heat a skillet or griddle over medium heat.  Grease lightly with butter.  Drop the batter in 1/3 cup portions onto the heated cooking surface.  Cook until a few bubbles form in the top surface and the bottom is golden brown, about 2 minutes.  Carefully flip the pancake over and cook on the remaining side until golden brown, 1-2 minutes more.  Transfer finished pancakes to a plate in the warm oven while you use the remaining batter, re-greasing the pan as needed.  Serve warm with maple syrup and sliced bananas as desired.

makes about 8 pancakes

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