Chocolate Pikelets
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup low-fat milk
- 1 egg
- 3 tablespoons sugar or 3 tablespoons caster sugar
- 1 cup flour
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 tablespoon margarine or 1 tablespoon butter, melted
- In a small bowl, dissolve baking soda in milk, set aside.
- In a large bowl Beat egg and sugar together until thick and pale.
- Sift flour, cocoa, cream of tartar and salt together; Fold the dry ingredients into the beaten egg mixture alternating with adding the milk/baking soda mixture; Last, fold in the melted butter just till combined.
- Heat greased frying pan and cook 1-2 tablespoonfuls of the pikelet batter until bubbles appear on the surface; Flip the pikelets to cook on the other side for 1 minute or until golden brown.
baking soda, lowfat milk, egg, sugar, flour, cocoa powder, cream of tartar, salt, margarine
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chocolate-pikelets-170351 (may not work)