Junior Pikelets

Prep time : 10 mins
Cooking time : 15 mins
Makes : 24

Ingredients :
125 self-raising flour
1/4 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda (baking soda)
2 tablespoons caster sugar
125ml milk
1 egg
2 teaspoons oil, plus extra for greasing
60g sultanas (golden raisins)

Method:
Stir the flour and bicarbonate of soda together into a bowl.

Stir in the sugar in a small bowl combine the milk, egg and oil.

Make a well in the centre and whisk in the milk mixture to make a smooth batter.

Add the sultanas to the mixture and mix well.

Lightly grease and heat a frying pan with oil.

Drop teaspoons of the batter into the pan and cook until bubbles form.

Turn and cook the other side of the pikelet (griddle cake) until golden.

Cool on a wire rack, then serve warm with butter.

These pikelets be frozen, layered between sheets of baking paper, for up to 1 month.

Source : Fallow, C & Kingham, K (2005) Baby & Toddler Food, Murdoch Books Pty Ltd