As Pancake Tuesday dawns upon us tomorrow, people will be heading to supermarkets to get their supplies in for the big day.
From sugary treats to more savoury options, pancakes can be cooked and topped in many different ways. Some people prefer old-fashioned pancakes, while others opt for American-style stacks.
But while the cost of living crisis rages on, many people will be trying to cut spending wherever they can - and that includes in the kitchen! So, with the air-fryer craze still on the rise across the UK, there is a way to cook pancakes in the contraption that seems to be in everyone's kitchen right now.
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So, now you have your air fryer, here are three easy recipes on how to make pancakes in the cheap appliance this Shrove Tuesday.
Air fryer pancakes using box pancake mix - 12 minutes cooking time
Ingredients:
Oil or butter to grease the pan
Instructions from ForktoSpoon.com:
Start by preparing your mix, per package instructions.
Grease the air fryer safe pan.
Pour them into an air fryer safe pan
Set your pan into the air fryer basket, set the timer for 165℃, for 5 minutes.
Check your pancake is cooked through using a toothpick or knife - if not, give it another minute or so.
Plate, serve and enjoy!
Air fryer pancakes with homemade batter - 40 minutes cooking time
Ingredients:
- Two cups wheat flour
- One and a half cups buttermilk
- Three and a half tablespoons melted butter
- One large egg
- Four teaspoons baking powder
- Half a teaspoon vanilla extract
- Half a teaspoon salt
Instructions from FastFoodBistro.com:
- Take a bowl and add flour, salt, and baking powder and whisk through. Melt the butter
- Take a second bowl, add the eggs, and whisk. Add the buttermilk, vanilla extract, and melted butter. Whisk all the wet ingredients through
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir them into a thick batter. Let the batter rest for 4 minutes
- In the meanwhile preheat the Air Fryer to 190℃ for 4 minutes with the cake barrel or pizza pan inside
- Spray the cake barrel or a pizza pan with cooking spray or add a little bit of butter
- Pour pancake batter into the pan, return into the Air Fryer and cook for 3 minutes then turn and cook for another 2 minutes
- Take the pancake out of the Air Fryer and keep it warm. Repeat until all batter is cooked.
Air fryer buttermilk pancakes with vanilla whipped cream - 15 minutes cooking time
Ingredients:
- Two cups Buttermilk pancake mix
- One and a half cups water
- Cooking spray
- One cup heavy cream
- Four tablespoons powdered sugar
- Two teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions from GetOnMyPlate.com:
- Combine pancake mix and water (or prepare pancake mix according to package or recipe instructions). Mix together until ingredients are incorporated, but don't overmix!
- Allow pancake batter to "rest" for a few minutes. In the meantime, preheat your air fryer.
- Spray four 6-inch pie tins with a generous amount of cooking spray.
- Drop a quarter cup of batter into each pie tin. With a rubber spatula, spoon or butter knife, gently spread batter to the edges then tap the pan on the counter a few times and the batter will spread evenly all the way to the edges of the pan.
- Air fry for seven to eight minutes until pancakes are golden brown on top.
While the pancakes are air frying, with a hand or stand mixer on medium high, beat heavy cream, sugar and vanilla for five to six minutes seconds until soft peaks form and mixture resembles whipped cream.
Chill until ready to use.
- Remove pancakes from air fryer. Allow 1-2 minutes to cool, then carefully remove with a spatula.
If you don't have an air-fryer, Argos has a cheap option in the Tower T17061 4L Air Fryer, priced at just £56. It has a four litre capacity, with a safety cut out and the ability to make four portions at a time.
For a more expensive option, Argos also stocks the Tefal EasyFry 3in1 FW201827 6.2L Air Fryer Steamer & Grill, at their lowest price of £149. With a 6.2 litre capacity, this air fryer can cook more food at the same time, and can also steam and grill products.
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