5.0 from 9 votes
Mini Pancakes (Silver Dollar)
Mini pancakes, a.k.a silver dollar pancakes, are so easy to make in a skillet or the oven. These fluffy buttermilk pancakes are the perfect two-bite treat for Pancake Day!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Additional Time
20 mins
Total Time
38 mins
Servings: 48 + mini pancakes
Calories: 28 kcal
Course:
Breakfast
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
For the pancakes
- 1 cup (240ml) buttermilk
- 5 tbsp melted butter
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
- 3 tbsp sugar (light brown sugar or granulated)
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 cup (120g) flour, all-purpose /plain
- butter , as needed, to pan fry
- Cake release , as needed, if baking in oven
Serving suggestions
- fresh berries
- maple syrup
- honey
- icing sugar , to dust
- Jam or fruit compote
- chocolate sauce
Instructions
- Combine the buttermilk, melted butter, vanilla and egg in a mixing bowl.
- Sift in the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
- Use a balloon whisk to stir the ingredients together, starting from the centre of the bowl and slowly incorporating the dry into the wet ingredients until the batter is smooth. Alternatively you can blitz the ingredients using an immersion blender.
- Rest the batter for 20 minutes and then stir again.
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To Pan Fry
- Heat a little butter in a skillet and drop tablespoons of the batter. Cook until small bubbles appear on the surface. Gently flip with a spatula.
To Bake
- Mist a good quality non-stick 24 hole mini muffin pan (or a silicone muffin pan). with cake release. Divide the batter into the holes filling halfway. Bake for 8 minutes at 220°C (435°F) or until the pancakes are puffed and golden.
- Use a spoon to gently pop out of the muffin tray.
Serving Mini Pancakes
- These adorable silver dollar pancakes taste delicious all on their own, with their slightly crispy edges and puffy fluffy middles.
Nutrition Information
Calories
28kcal
(1%)
Carbohydrates
3g
(1%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
7mg
(2%)
Sodium
29mg
(1%)
Potassium
28mg
(1%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
50IU
(1%)
Calcium
14mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 48+ mini pancakes
Amount Per Serving
Calories 28
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 28kcal | 1% |
| Carbohydrates | 3g | 1% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 7mg | 2% |
| Sodium | 29mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 28mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 50IU | 1% |
| Calcium | 14mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.