A delicious Sunday brunch :-)

American pancakes and crispy bacon, I don't think there is anything more delicious! It is a rare treat that I indulge in, normally on a Sunday after a lie in and instead of having a late breakfast I have this delicious and filling brunch which will set me up for the day. I first tried on a break to New York in a diner I found. I was blown away the soft pancakes with the crispy bacon, the sweet maple syrup with the salt from the bacon it just all made sense. Unfortunately I couldn't finish everything on my plate the first time I tried this as it was a big American portion (but I gave it a good go!)

This is the simplest way to make pancakes and you can adapt recipe to make more or less just keep milk and flour the same. These quantities make between 8 and 10 pancakes.

1 cup of S.R flour
1 cup of milk
a pinch of salt
1 egg

butter for cooking.

In a glass bowl put in ingredients and whisk until combined into a thick but runny mixture. Put in fridge for 15 mins to allow to chill and thicken slightly more.

Put large frying pan on medium heat and melt some butter. Remove batter from fridge and using ladle pour mixture into same spot at edge of pan. The mixture should naturally expand but then stop and set. Don't worry that they aren't all the same size and shape ( you won't care when you're eating them!) First they will set then you will start to see bubbles rise to the surface. Wait until the pancake is covered with little bubbles, this tells you that the other side will be nicely browned. Using silicone spatula, flip pancakes and cook for another 30 secs because by this point they are cooked you just want them to turn golden.

Remove from pan and repeat until you have used all the mixture. You should be able to cook three in a pan at the same time. This way is much quicker than using an individual pancake pan which is what I used to do but it took forever.

Serve with well cooked crispy streaky bacon and lots of maple syrup. Enjoy!

This recipe can also be adapted by adding blueberries into batter or slices of bananas.