Brown sugar pikelets

Pikelets are a classic Aussie snack – perfect for morning or afternoon tea. These pikelets, by cultural historian Lauren Samuelsson, are based on the basic pikelet recipe, swapping out caster sugar for brown sugar and can be eaten with jam and cream or topped with your favourites additions.

Credit: Jiwon Kim

• makes

  16

• prep

  5 minutes

• cook

  15 minutes

• difficulty

  Easy

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Ingredients

• 1 cup self-raising flour
• 4 tbsp brown sugar
• 1 egg
• ½ cup (125 ml) milk
• Butter, for greasing
• Raspberry jam, to serve

For the whipped cream

• 1 cup thickened cream
• ¼ cup icing sugar mixture

Instructions

1. Heat a large frying pan over medium heat. Combine the flour and brown sugar in a large mixing bowl and whisk to combine, removing any lumps. Make a well in the centre of the dry ingredients and add the egg and half the milk. Whisk to a thick batter, gradually adding the remaining milk, until you reach the ideal batter texture (you may need more or less milk).
2. Lightly grease the pan with a little butter. Drop 1½ tbsp batter into circular shapes into the pan to form the pikelets, taking care not to crowd the pan. Cook until bubbles begin to form on the surface of the pikelets, then flip. Cook until lightly browned and cooked through, then remove to a plate. Repeat with remaining batter – you should get around 16 pikelets.
3. Meanwhile, pour the thickened cream into a large bowl and use an electric hand mixer to whisk to soft peaks. Add the icing sugar to the bowl and whip to stiff peaks, then set aside.
4. Serve the pikelets with the raspberry jam and whipped cream.

Photography by Jiwon Kim.

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Cook's Notes

Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.

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