These gingerbread pancakes are soft fluffy buttermilk pancakes
with lots of warming Christmas flavors, they make the perfect Christmas day breakfast.
Hi I'm Nicky, welcome back to our kitchen where we show you how to make delicious
family-friendly recipes. I love to cook something a little bit special for Christmas day breakfast or
brunch, usually when all the presents have been opened and the kids are settling down to play
with the toys and games, I get a bit of Christmas music on and whip up these Christmas pancakes, they
really do taste like Christmas in every single bite, so let's get cooking, we're going to start
by combining all the dry ingredients. To a large bowl add 180 grams which is one and a half cups
of plain all-purpose flour, along with a tablespoon each of baking powder and bicarbonate of soda,
two tablespoons each of dark brown sugar and granulated sugar,
a pinch of salt and a teaspoon each of dried ginger and cinnamon we're also going
to add in a quarter of a teaspoon of ground cloves. Mix that all together until combined.
Now we're going to add in a large egg,
a teaspoon of vanilla extract, the zest of a lemon,
and 190 ml, which is about three quarters of a cup, of buttermilk,
and mix it all together until combined.
Once combined we're going to add-in 120 ml, which is half a cup, of milk
and stir it all together with the whisk.
And then once we've got to this consistency the pancake batter is done. Now we're going to add a
small knob of butter to a frying pan over a medium heat. And once that butter's melted we're going
to brush it over the base of the pan so we've got a nice thin even layer of butter on there.
Now we're going to grab a ladle and start adding the batter to the pan. I'm going to make about two
pancakes per batch just so I can make nice big pancakes and so they're easier to turn in the pan.
And then we're going to cook those for about two to three minutes before turning over.
So when they get to this stage, come and have a look, when they've got bubbles forming on
top and the edges look a little bit dry then they're ready to turn over.
Flip them over and cook for another one to two minutes on the other side.
So once they're done we're going to add them to a warm plate and then place them
in the oven on its lowest setting to keep warm while we make the rest of the pancakes.
Repeat with the rest of the mixture until all the pancakes are cooked.
Okay now we're ready to serve I like to serve mine up with some fresh fruit and maybe a few
defrosted cranberries, they're a little bit tart though so beware, plus plenty of maple syrup,
I also like these little tiny gingerbread cake toppers because they look so cute.
And since it's Christmas let's go all out and sprinkle on some edible gold glitter as well.
So that's what I'm going to be making for Christmas day breakfast what are you going
to make? Let me know in the comments below and before you go don't forget to check out my
top 10 tips for making Christmas day dinner an easy one, see you over there and happy Christmas!