Crempog, Welsh pancakes

Name: Crempog, Welsh pancakes
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Welsh
Ingredients: 225g plain flour; 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda; 1 tbsp caster sugar; 1 egg, beaten; 300ml buttermilk; 2 tbsp butter, melted; 1 tbsp butter, for frying; 2 tbsp caster sugar, to serve

Soft, thick, slightly tangy pancakes cooked on a griddle and eaten warm with butter and a little sugar.

Time30 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.28 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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225 gplain flour
1 tspbicarbonate of soda
1 tbspcaster sugar
1eggbeaten
300 mlbuttermilk
2 tbspbuttermelted
1 tbspbutterfor frying
2 tbspcaster sugarto serve

Method

1
Mix the flour, bicarbonate of soda and sugar in a bowl.
2
Whisk the egg and buttermilk together. Pour into the flour and whisk to a thick, smooth batter. Stir in the melted butter and rest for 10 minutes.
10 min
3
Heat a large frying pan or griddle over a medium heat and rub with a little butter.
4
Spoon in small ladlefuls of batter and cook for 2 minutes until bubbles appear and the underside is golden. Flip and cook for 1 minute more.
3 min
5
Keep the pancakes warm under a clean tea towel. Serve with butter and sugar.

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