TRY this delicious recipe for Pa's light-as-air pancakes sent in by Melva Graham of Harcourt in Victoria.

PA'S LIGHT-AS-AIR PANCAKES

  • 2 cups self-raising flour
  • 2 tbspns castor sugar
  • 1 tspn bicarb soda
  • 2 3/4 cups buttermilk (add 3 tablespoons of vinegar to milk if buttermilk not available)
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 60g butter or margarine, melted

Thoroughly combine flour, sugar and soda. Add remaining ingredients. Stir until batter is fairly smooth.

Pour a little on to a lightly buttered, hot fry pan. Turn when tops are covered with bubbles and edges look cooked. Turn only once.

Serve with jam and cream. Alternately, heat a can of fruit pie filling and serve with cream.