Orange Pancakes: A Very Easy Recipe

What could be better than pancakes to brighten up winter mornings? In order to embellish these delicious little pancakes with a seasonal fruit, we suggest you discover a very easy recipe for orange pancakes.

Ingredients

Here are the ingredients needed to make orange Pancakes for 4 people:

150 g flour
1 teaspoon of baking powder
2 tablespoons of sugar
2 ripe organic oranges
1 large egg
25 g melted butter
15 cl milk
2 tablespoons orange blossom water
a little vegetable oil for cooking
maple syrup

Preparation

This orange pancake recipe is perfect for a Christmas brunch or a festive breakfast. It's easy to make and doesn't need to be left to rest.

1- Pour the flour, baking powder and sugar into a large bowl. Add the grated zest of one of the two organic oranges.

2- Make a well and break the egg in the centre.

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3- Start mixing with a whisk, successively adding the melted butter and the milk.

4- Pour in the orange blossom water last and mix well with a whisk to obtain a homogeneous texture.

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5- If you have time, let the pancake batter rest in the fridge for 1 hour. If not, go straight to the baking step.

6- Peel the oranges raw and then slice them into a plate to catch their juice. You should get rosettes like the one on the picture below.

Cooking

1- Heat a large frying pan.

2- Lightly oil the pan with a paper towel soaked in peanut or Sunflower oil.

3- Using a tablespoon, drop 4 small piles of dough into the pan. The dough will spread out by itself to form the pancakes.

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4- When bubbles appear on the surface of the pancakes, gently flip them over with a spatula.

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5- Cook them 2 minutes or so on the other side before taking them out on a plate.

6- Serve these orange Pancakes by stacking them on dessert plates.