Christmas pikelets

Method

This is a fun recipe to make with the kids. They can do the decorating.

Sift dry ingredients into a bowl. (You don’t necessarily need to sift caster sugar, but just make sure it doesn’t have any lumps.)

Add eggs, milk, vinegar, salt and butter and beat with a wooden spoon until smooth and thoroughly mixed.

If the batter looks a bit too thick, stir through a splash more milk.

Add small spoonfuls of batter to a hot frying pan (ideally a non-stick pan) to form small circles, and turn over when you see bubbles form in the batter (about a minute), and cook on the other side for another minute.

Aim for a golden brown colour but keep a close watch – you don’t want to burn them.

Remove to a plate and keep warm. Repeat until all the batter is used.

When ready to serve, layer three pikelets on top of one another and smear with a layer of cream. Put the strawberry on top (tip facing upwards as per the picture) and add a dollop of cream on the berry’s tip to create “Santa’s hat”.

Dust with icing sugar for a snowy effect.