8oz plain flour
1tsp cream of tartar
1 tsp bicarb
1oz caster sugar
pinch salt
1 egg lightly beaten
5fl oz milk
Heat the girdle and grease with a little sunflower oil.
Sift the dry ingredients, make a well and add the egg and the milk and beat it to form a batter.
Test the temperature of the girdle by dropping a tsp of batter on it. It shoudl form bursting bubbles in a few seconds. Turn the pancake which shuld be brown and cook the other side - you just have to gauge how long.
The batter should be quite thick so the pancakes aren't like crepes - they should be maybe 1/3" thick.
As you take the pancakes off the girdle, wrap them in a clean dry teatowel. You might need to add additional grease between batches.
Everyone has their own favourite. My Auntie Jenny made the best pancakes and used golden syrup instead of sugar.