American Pancakes

These delicious easy to make american pancakes are a regular in our house. The children have loved learning to make them from a young age and will now make them for us; it’s nice treat from them to me on a Sunday Morning.

Ingredients

  • 100g Self Raising Flour
  • 2 tbsp Golden Caster Sugar
  • 1 Egg
  • ¼ pint Whole Milk

Method

  1. Mix together sugar, golden caster sugar together in a jug.
  2. Place the egg into the flour mixture and start to mix with a whist or fork.
  3. Gradually add in the milk ensuring that you continue to mix to create a smooth batter.
  4. Heat a non-stick frying pan to medium-high heat.
  5. Pour in a small amount of the mixture until you get your desired pancake size.
  6. When you start to see bubble appear over most of the pancake carefully turn using a flexible turner (silicone one are good).
  7. Leave for approximately 30 more seconds to let the pancake rise and brown the bottom.
  8. Place to cooked pancakes into a folded tea towel, this will keep them nice and warm until you have cooked them all.
  9. Serve pancake with your choice of toppings, my boys love chocolate drops, maple syrup or ice cream. I love strawberries and maple syrup.
  10. You can keep these in a sealed bag for a couple of days. Then eat them cold or heat for a short while in the toaster.

BBQ Pulled Pork

Family favorite this BBQ Pulled Pork is easy to make and delicious to eat.

Pulled Pork Spice Rub Mix

Ingredients

1.5kg Pork Shoulder

Rub

  • 1tbsp Golden caster sugar
  • 2tsp Paprika
  • 1 tsp Onion powder/granules
  • ½ tsp Cumin
  • ½ tsp Dijon mustard
  • 1tsp Salt
  • Pinch black pepper
Cooked pork shoulder in the homemade BBQ sauce

BBQ Sauce

  • 2 Garlic cloves crushed and chopped
  • 125ml / ½ cup Apple cider vinegar
  • 375ml / 1 ½ cups Tomato Ketchup
  • 110g / ½ cup Golden caster sugar
  • 1tsp Dijon mustard
  • 2tsp Onion powder/granules
  • 1tsp Paprika
  • 1tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
  • Pinch black pepper
Freshly pulled pork in a dish

Method

  1. Mix all the rub ingredients in a large bowl.
  2. Remove all the string from the pork shoulder then add to the rub mix. Completely cover the meat in the rub and leave for 20 minutes (longer if you wish).
  3. Add all the BBQ sauce ingredients to a large heavy dish/saucepan that has a tight fitting lid and mix.
  4. Add the pork shoulder to the large heavy dish/saucepan.
  5. Place in an oven at 140°C/Gas 4 for 4 ½ hours (do not preheat the oven).
  6. Remove the pork and place in a dish; using 2 forks pull the meat apart removing any fat as you go.
  7. Pour some of the BBQ sauce over the top the pulled meat. Put the remaining sauce in a bowl so that people can add extra if they wish.
  8. Serve with wraps, tortilla boats or rolls of your choice.

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