Nigerian Buttermilk Pancake Recipe

Pancakes!
Pancakes!!
Pancakes!!!
A thin flat cake of batter fried on both sides on a griddle or frying pan. Pancakes are yummy!, and are such a great comfort food.

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Ingredients:

• 1 cup plain flour
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla (optional)
• 1 1/2 tablespoon sugar (I used 1/4 cup and tasted to be sure it was sweet)
• 1 1/2 cup butter-milk (you can substitute with full cream milk if you don't have butter-milk at hand)
• 1 cup of water
• 2 tablespoon margarine, melted 
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon Chili pepper
• 2 eggs
• Vegetable oil

Procedure:

• Pour in the already melted margarine into a small bowl.
• Break the eggs and add to the margarine. Beat until smooth
• Add about 1/2 cup of water and the flour. Mix well 
• Add milk, salt, sugar, pepper and the rest of the water. Stir thoroughly

• At this point you may want to blend the mixture using a blender to give the batter a very smooth consistency

• On medium heat, place a medium frying pan
• Add a few drops of vegetable oil, just enough to lubricate the frying pan
• When hot, pour in some of the pancake batter. Tilt the pan so that the batter coats the surface of the pan evenly. 
• Fry the underside of the pancake for about 1 minute, shaking the pan from time to time till the pancake comes loose, or preferable using a spatula to loosen it. Also check the underside to be sure it has turned light brown or to your liking.
• Flip the pancake over to fry the other side, until it also turns light brown
• Remove from heat and serve

Pancake is been served in Nigeria preferably with Custard, Akamu or Oat meal. It also goes well with a chilled drink as snack.