ProCook : Pancake recipes
Pancake Day is just around the corner, which means it's time to think about recipes
Whether you prefer sweet or savoury, it doesn't matter – these recipes from ProCook give you the best of both worlds to make Pancake Day a flipping delight!
Which ones will you try?
1) Nutella-stuffed pancakes
Ingredients:
- 280 g plain flour
- 350 ml milk
- 3 tsp baking powder
- 2 free range eggs
- 8 tbsp Nutella
- 1 punnet fresh strawberries (to serve)
- 1 knob butter (for greasing)
Serves: 8 pancakes

Instructions
- Scoop 1 tbsp of Nutella out of the jar and spread into 1.5" discs onto a sheet of greaseproof paper on a baking tray. Repeat 8 times (for 8 pancakes) before placing in the freezer until firm.
- Sieve the flour and baking powder into a large mixing bowl before making a well in the centre and adding the eggs and a splash of milk.
- Whisk until smooth, then add the remaining milk and whisk again.
- Grease your frying pan or crepe pan with the butter over a medium heat.
- Pour one ladle of batter into the centre of the pan, top with one of the frozen Nutella discs and top with more batter so the Nutella is fully covered.
- Cook until both sides are golden brown and serve immediately with fresh strawberries.
2) Fluffy American pancakes
Ingredients:
- 280 g plain flour
- 450 ml buttermilk
- 2 free range eggs
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 75 g melted butter
- 3 tsp baking powder
- 1 pinch salt
Serves: 4

Instructions
- Sift the flour and baking powder into your large mixing bowl before making a well in the centre and cracking in the eggs
- Pour the buttermilk and melted butter into the well and whisk until a smooth batter is formed
- Grease your crepe or frying pan with an oiled kitchen towel and then add four ladles of batter to the heated pan
- Allow to cook for 1-2 minutes until bubbles appear before flipping and cooking for a further 30 seconds
- Serve straight away with the toppings of your choice
Now you can enjoy your pancakes! But to cut them into Valentine's Day hearts like the picture, just follow these instructions.
3) Mexican style pancakes (via Deliciously Ella)
Ingredients:
- 150g gram flour (chickpea flour)
- 200ml water
- 1 red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
- handful of chives, roughly chopped
- juice of 1 lemon
- pinch of sea salt
- pinch of pepper
Serves: 2

Instructions
- Place the gram flour into a bowl and pour the water in, whisking until the mix is smooth with small bubbles on the surface.
- Stir in the chilli, chives, lemon juice, salt and pepper and give a final whisk.
- Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a small saucepan. Once warm, pour half of the mix in. Let it cook for 2 ½ – 3 minutes, until the top side is no longer runny.
- Flip and let it cook for a further 2 minutes.
- Do the same with the other half of the mix, so both pancakes are ready.
4) Crispy duck pancakes
Ingredients:
- 1 Gressingham Half Aromatic Crispy Duck 550g (includes pancakes and hoisin sauce in the pack)
- ½ cucumber
- 3-4 spring onions
Serves: 2

Instructions
Preheat oven to 220°C.
- Remove all packaging and place duck skin side up on a wire rack over a roasting tin.
- Bake in the oven for 35-40 minutes.
- While the duck is in the oven, slice cucumber thinly and sping onion diagonally.
- Remove the duck from the oven and using two forks, shread the meat.
- Heat the pancakes in a microwave for 20 seconds (850W / Cat E) or 30 seconds (750W / Cat D).
- Serve your shredded duck alongside your pancakes, hoisin sauce, cucumber and spring onions.