What do you do when you have bananas that just have to be eaten in your pantry?
Well you make banana smoothies, banana curry and of course banana pancakes.
I cannot resist a bargain and as mini chef is a banana lover I definitely cannot resist a banana bargain. So we have ploughed our way through endless bananas for the past week but there are still 12 to go. I will not be defeated by the banana. No, no, no.
So banana pancakes it is. These remind me so much of one of my favourite Sierra Leonean breakfasts of akara which is why I think I make them lots. That and because these are quick and easy to put together from panty staples.
Vary the spices that you put in to suit your own taste. Also if you have some pancake batter left over pop it in the fridge and cook some more the next day (you might need to add in a tablespoon on milk if it is too thick).
So try this easy banana pancake recipe and please leave me a comment below to tell me what you think.
This recipe was shared at the Weekend Potluck recipe link up.
- 115g / 4 oz / 1 cup of plain flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp bicarbonate
- 1 tsp cinnamon (or to taste)
- ¼ tsp grated nutmeg (or to taste)
- Pinch of salt
- 2 eggs
- 160ml milk
- 2 bananas mashed
- Honey to taste (optional)
- In a large bowl add flour, baking powder, bicarbonate, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt and mix thoroughly.
- Add in the eggs, milk, mashed banana and honey (if using) and mix with a fork.
- Do not over mix it, stop when the ingredients are combined.
- You will be left with a thick batter. It does not matter if there are a few lumps in the batter.
- Heat a non stick frying pan over medium heat.
- Melt the tiniest knob of butter in frying pan and add in a ladle of batter.
- Cook the pancake for a couple of minute and when the top starts bubbling then turn over and cook the other side till its is golden.
- Serve with maple syrup, nuts or any other toppings that you prefer.
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We love pancakes too, and usually eat them with bananas because they are so yummy!! I’ve started making my pancakes with flax seed instead of eggs, and have to say I think they are way better. Have you ever tried that?
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Thanks Bella, Flax seed pancakes are on my to do list.
Yum! LOVE banana pancakes. We’ll have to try these
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these look yummy! i will definately be trying these out soon! thanks
Worldwide, there is no sharp distinction between “bananas” and “plantains”. Especially in the Americas and Europe, “banana” usually refers to soft, sweet, dessert bananas, particularly those of the Cavendish group, which are the main exports from banana-growing countries. By contrast, Musa cultivars with firmer, starchier fruit are called “plantains”. In other regions, such as Southeast Asia, many more kinds of banana are grown and eaten, so the simple two-fold distinction is not useful and is not made in local languages.^
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Southeast Asian farmers first domesticated bananas. Recent archaeological and palaeoenvironmental evidence at Kuk Swamp in the Western Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea suggests that banana cultivation there goes back to at least 5000 BCE, and possibly to 8000 BCE.^`’`
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