Store Cupboard Pancakes

Had a craving for pancakes, had the ingredients on hand and a half hour to spare :) This recipe makes 7 - 8 large pancakes, or enough for 3 - 4 people.

Ingredients :


400 ml milk
2 eggs
1 tbsp sugar
2 drops vanilla essence
200g flour
butter or oil for frying

Method :

1. Place all the ingredients except 100g flour in a mixing bowl.


2. Whisk until smooth, the consistency of milk.


3. Add in remaining flour, and whisk again until smooth.


4. Leave the batter to rest for 10 - 15 mins at room temperature.

5. Put a large frying pan on a medium heat, with a little oil/butter.

6. When the pan is hot pour a ladle full of batter in.

7. Swirl the batter to cover the base of the pan.

8. Leave on the heat until the top of the pancake is firming.


9. Flip the pancake and cook for another 30 seconds to a minute (until it no longer sticks to the pan)


10. Repeat until all the batter is gone. :D

Serving :

A few suggestions for topping, my favourite is sugar and lemon juice as it keeps the pancakes light. Other nice toppings are ice cream, toffee syrup or other flavours of jam.

Store Cupboard Scones

So, had the urge to bake today to curb a bad mood, and I love the smell of freshly baked scones (not to mention the taste). Looked around online for a good recipe, and in the end combined a few together to get this one. I liked the fact that I could make them from only ingredients that I already had, and didn't need any that weren't in my cupboards/fridge on a day to day basis. I used golden syrup instead of sugar as it kept the scones moister. :)

Ingredients :

250g 00 flour (plain will do, but for self raising leave out baking powder)
2 1/2 tsp baking powder
75g softened butter
3 tbsp golden syrup
140ml semi-skimmed milk
1/2 tsp vanilla essence

Method :

Preheat fan oven to 200 degrees

1. Mix all dry ingredients together in a mixing bowl.

2. Whisk all wet ingredients together in another bowl until smooth.

3. Pour wet ingredients into dry and bring together with hands.

Note : if you use a food processor or over work the ingredients you're scones will be flat and hard!

4. Tip dough onto a floured surface and roll to about 2cm thick.

5. Cut out with a pastry cutter, in any shape you wish.

6. Place in parchment paper on a baking tray.

7. Brush the top of each scone with a little milk.

8. Bake for 15 minutes, or until golden brown on top.

9. Remove from oven, and cool on a wire tray.


Serve with butter, jam, cream or any filling you like! I had mine with butter and tea, they were soft and fluffy inside, but still moist, and a little crunchy on the outside. I think next time I make them I'll add some fruit for an extra kick.

Possible Variations :

1. For wholemeal scones use 100g plain flour and 150g wholemeal flour.

2. Add in 100g fruit, such as raisins, blueberries, raspberries or grated apple.