You probably know all about pancakes and camping - it's an easy camping breakfast that most people enjoy.
These days, a lot of you might just grab one of those shaker bottles from the supermarket and take those pre-made mixes with you when camping. They are very easy to use and keep handy - though there is nothing in those bottles that you cannot replicate at home.
If you are already making pancakes from scratch, we have some simple ideas to add to that basic recipe. Make it more of a gourmet breakfast. Nothing too complicated of course, as I don't like complicated food when camping......
If you are still grabbing that bottle off the supermarket shelf, then we can show you how easy and simple it is to make your own pancake mix before you go! Plus more!!!
So let's start at the very beginning......
Your basic, simple mix
On this container, you should write down the wet ingredients you will need to add when at the campsite.
Ingredients:
- (optional)
- 1/3 cup caster sugar
When at the campsite, add the wet ingredients to a bowl and whisk to combine thoroughly.
Ideally, you should add the whisked ingredients to the dry ingredients, which means another bowl. But if you add dry ingredients slowly to the wet, I think you and your pancakes will survive.
When your frypan/hotplate is sizzling (and grease, because you don't want pancakes sticking), pour in enough batter to create a pancake of the size you like, and wait until bubbles appear on the top. When you see the bubbles appearing all around the outside, it's time to flip and wait another 1-2 minutes for it to cook.
For your own shaker mix (instead of the store-bought version)
Just get a jar (plastic or glass) or bottle ready for this mix.
Ideally, it should have enough room left in it, after the dry ingredients are inside, to allow for water and shaking.
Basic Make At Home Shaker Mix:
- 3 cups plain flour
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 cup custard powder
- 2 tablespoon sugar
- 3 cups milk powder (full cream or skim)
This is a bulk mix.
1 cup of the above, is needed to make 4 pancakes. So put that 1 cup in your special pancake shaker jar.
When you are ready to use, at 3/4 cup of water, and ideally wait 15 minutes before cooking.
You can add more water if needed, but do it gradually, as it's easier to add more water than take away!
Buttermilk Make At Home Shaker Mix:
Store in your bottle or jar.
For every cup of this you use, you add 1 egg and 1 cup of milk.
So make up your own shaker mix, and that way you will know exactly what is in your pancake mix.
This one is very simple (because simple when camping is good) and has been adapted from a few websites to make it camping friendly.
It serves 4.
Ingredients:
Put the yoghurt and eggs in one bowl and stir them together. In another bowl, you have your dry ingredients (all measured at home and stored in a bag or jar). Add the wet ingredients to dry, and fold together. It's going to be a thick batter.
In a sizzling fry pan, pour your batter to form little pancakes - your mixing spoon or spatula will have to help shape the pancakes as it's a bit thick.
You can add more water if needed, but do it gradually, as it's easier to add more water than take away!
Buttermilk Make At Home Shaker Mix:
- 2 cups plain all-purpose flour
- 6 tablespoons dried buttermilk powder (find this at health food stores)
- 1 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
Store in your bottle or jar.
For every cup of this you use, you add 1 egg and 1 cup of milk.
So make up your own shaker mix, and that way you will know exactly what is in your pancake mix.
Greek Yogurt Pancakes
This one is very simple (because simple when camping is good) and has been adapted from a few websites to make it camping friendly.
It serves 4.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup plain flour
- 1 tbsp. baking powder
- 2 eggs
- 1 and 2/3 cup Greek yoghurt
Put the yoghurt and eggs in one bowl and stir them together. In another bowl, you have your dry ingredients (all measured at home and stored in a bag or jar). Add the wet ingredients to dry, and fold together. It's going to be a thick batter.
In a sizzling fry pan, pour your batter to form little pancakes - your mixing spoon or spatula will have to help shape the pancakes as it's a bit thick.
Cook to your liking.
Serve with maple syrup, or fresh berries if you have some. Blueberries are a treat with this.
If you want to make your pancakes healthier, choosing whole-grain pancakes is an option. All the dry ingredients are pre-mixed just like all the other pancake suggestions.
Recipe adapted from Country Living.
Ingredients:
Pulse oats and flax in a food processor until finely chopped, 10 to 15 times. Stir together oat mixture, flours, sugar, baking powder, salt, and baking soda in a bowl. Store in an airtight container and take to your campsite.
Cook as per usual for any pancake and serve with toppings of choice.
If you are looking to simplify your pancakes, avoiding flour, then the recipe is incredibly basic. Just remember to take your overripe bananas that have been sitting in your fruit bowl all week with you on the camping trip.
And make small pancakes, not big ones with this recipe, as there is not a lot holding it all together, and flipping
Ingredients:
Mixing it all together, and placing on a sizzling frypan/hotplate over medium heat, cooking for 2 minutes per side.
Serve with maple syrup.
If you love coffee and love pancakes, combine the two.
It's not too hard when camping, because chances are you have coffee there already. Just make another cup (minus the milk and sugar) and let it cool.
Remember - gather all the dry ingredients before you leave home and have ready to go!
This recipe is from Food.com
Ingredients:
Method:
Mix the instant coffee with 2 tablespoons of boiling water and set aside to cool.
All the dry ingredients need to have been assembled and sifted at home, and ready to use.
In a separate bowl, use a wooden spoon to beat the egg, yoghurt, milk, butter and coffee until combined. Add to dry ingredients and stir gently to combine.
Heat a non-stick frypan over medium heat and brush with some of the extra melted butter. Working in batches, add 1 tablespoon of batter to the pan for each pancake. Cook until bubbles form on the surface, then turn and cook for a further 1 minute or until golden.
If you use whole wheat and unsweetened cocoa, then I suppose you can call these healthy.
All dry ingredients are assembled at home.
At the campsite, you need to have on hand milk, butter and eggs. Nothing out of the ordinary.
It's then a matter of combining wet and dry!
For full recipe see Taste.com.au (their recipe has mixed berries and chocolate sauce, but not really that easy when camping). Photo from the above site.
With a bit of pre-planning, you can make delicious pancakes at the campsite for breakfast, or lunch or dinner.
Serve with maple syrup, or fresh berries if you have some. Blueberries are a treat with this.
Whole Grain Pancakes
If you want to make your pancakes healthier, choosing whole-grain pancakes is an option. All the dry ingredients are pre-mixed just like all the other pancake suggestions.
Recipe adapted from Country Living.
Ingredients:
- 3 cups quick-cooking oats
- 1/2 cup flax seeds
- 3 cups white whole-wheat flour
- 2 cups buckwheat flour (available in supermarkets)
- 2 cups plain flour
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup baking powder
- 4 tsp. salt
- 1 tbsp. baking soda
Pulse oats and flax in a food processor until finely chopped, 10 to 15 times. Stir together oat mixture, flours, sugar, baking powder, salt, and baking soda in a bowl. Store in an airtight container and take to your campsite.
Cook as per usual for any pancake and serve with toppings of choice.
3 Ingredient Flour-less Banana Pancakes
If you are looking to simplify your pancakes, avoiding flour, then the recipe is incredibly basic. Just remember to take your overripe bananas that have been sitting in your fruit bowl all week with you on the camping trip.
And make small pancakes, not big ones with this recipe, as there is not a lot holding it all together, and flipping
Ingredients:
1 and 1/2 ripe bananas, mashed, coarsely 2 eggs, whisked 1/8th tsp baking powder
Coffee Pancakes
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Photo from Taste.com (who added poached pears to their coffee pancakes, but I don't have poached pears when camping). |
- 2 tablespoons instant coffee
- 1 1⁄3 cups self-raising flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- 1 tablespoon caster sugar
- 1 egg
- 200ml Greek yogurt, plus extra
- 200ml milk
Method:
Mix the instant coffee with 2 tablespoons of boiling water and set aside to cool.
All the dry ingredients need to have been assembled and sifted at home, and ready to use.
In a separate bowl, use a wooden spoon to beat the egg, yoghurt, milk, butter and coffee until combined. Add to dry ingredients and stir gently to combine.
Heat a non-stick frypan over medium heat and brush with some of the extra melted butter. Working in batches, add 1 tablespoon of batter to the pan for each pancake. Cook until bubbles form on the surface, then turn and cook for a further 1 minute or until golden.
Chocolate Pancakes
If you use whole wheat and unsweetened cocoa, then I suppose you can call these healthy.
All dry ingredients are assembled at home.
At the campsite, you need to have on hand milk, butter and eggs. Nothing out of the ordinary.
It's then a matter of combining wet and dry!
For full recipe see Taste.com.au (their recipe has mixed berries and chocolate sauce, but not really that easy when camping). Photo from the above site.
With a bit of pre-planning, you can make delicious pancakes at the campsite for breakfast, or lunch or dinner.