Pancakes

This is almost as easy as buying pancake mix. It makes about 15 pancakes of about a 3 inch diameter.

1 1/2 cups flour
4 tsp sugar
2 1/2 tsp baking powder
2 large eggs
2 tbsp cooking oil
1 1/4 cup milk

Mix dry ingredients. In a separate bowl, beat eggs, add milk and oil. Add wet ingredients to dry and mix just until combined. Cook in frying pan on medium high heat by dropping large tablespoonfuls, flipping when edges appear dry and there are bubbles on top.

Waffles

In honour of Father's Day, I made waffles for brunch today. This fairly simple recipe makes 5 Belgian waffles (the big round ones). Terrific with whipped cream, chocolate sauce and fruit.

1 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tbsp sugar
2 large eggs
1/4 cup cooking oil
1 cup sour cream
1 1/4 cup milk

Stir dry ingredients together. In a separate bowl, beat eggs, add oil, sour cream and milk and mix well. Pour into dry ingredients and stir just until moistened. I use about 3/4 cup batter in my waffle iron, but it depends on the size and type.