How to make banana pancakes with just three ingredients

With just three items usually found in your kitchen, you can make some tasty pancakes — and even use a pie maker to do it. See the recipe.

Our criteria for a ‘perfect’ recipe consists of two things: it must contain less than five ingredients, and it has to be made in a nifty way.

These pancakes tick both those boxes, making them an instant winner in taste.com.au’s books. Only three ingredients are needed and they can be made in a pie maker.

Do you have bananas, eggs and self-raising flour hanging out in your kitchen? If so, you’ve got everything needed to create these cute, easy and healthy pancakes.

If you don’t have a pie maker, you can pan fry them instead (like ordinary pancakes) over medium heat for 2 minutes on each side.

FULL RECIPE: HOW TO MAKE THE 3-INGREDIENT PANCAKES

Taste's banana pancakes using three ingredients. Picture: Supplied

What is the trick to making good pancakes?

The secret to making fluffy and light pancakes is to not over-mix the batter.

In this recipe, we’ve suggested the mixture be combined, then left to rest for 10 minutes. This gives the flour time to absorb the liquid which will result in the perfect airy and fluffy pancakes.

Lots of toppings can go on pancakes. Picture: Supplied

What is the most important ingredient in pancakes?

This might be a no-brainer, but FLOUR! This is the ingredient which gives the pancake structure and texture, making it the most important ingredient.

The type of flour used can also determine the consistency of the pancakes, so make sure you use the correct variation (in this recipe, self-raising flour is the way to go).

What are the best pancake toppings?

Pancakes are like the blank canvas of the food world, and that’s why we love them so much.

It’s entirely up to you what you do with them, how you top them, and how you enjoy them.

Classic toppings include banana, berries, maple syrup, and whipped cream but feel free to get experimental with them.

We’ve even topped pancakes with hundreds and thousands to create fairy bread pancake cereal.

Originally published as 3-ingredient pancakes

Originally published as How to make banana pancakes with just three ingredients