American style pancake stack with crispy bacon

Name: American style pancake stack with crispy bacon
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 250g plain flour; 2 tbsp caster sugar; 2 tsp baking powder; 300ml milk; 1 tbsp lemon juice; 1 egg; 30g butter, melted, plus extra for the pan; 8 smoked streaky bacon rashers; 1 tbsp maple syrup, to serve

Thick, fluffy pancakes piled high with salty crispy bacon. A proper weekend brunch.

Nut free

Time30 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.65 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

4 servings

Ingredients

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250 gplain flour
2 tbspcaster sugar
2 tspbaking powder
300 mlmilk
1 tbsplemon juice
1egg
30 gbuttermelted, plus extra for the pan
8smoked streaky bacon rashers
1 tbspmaple syrupto serve

Method

1
Stir the milk and lemon juice together and leave for 5 minutes. It will thicken slightly.
5 min
2
Mix the flour, sugar and baking powder in a large bowl. Whisk the egg and melted butter into the milk, then pour into the flour.
3
Stir gently until just mixed. Small lumps are fine and keep the pancakes fluffy.
4
Grill or fry the bacon for 8 minutes until crisp. Keep it warm.
8 min
5
Melt a little butter in a frying pan over a medium heat. Pour in small ladlefuls of batter and cook for 2 minutes until bubbles appear on top.
2 min
6
Flip and cook for 1 to 2 minutes until golden. Stack up on plates with the bacon and a drizzle of maple syrup.
1 min 30 s

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