

Gluten Free Scotch Pancakes or Drop Scones
About this recipe:
Sometimes known by more than one name these traditional small pancakes are a tea time delight. Serve them warm on their own or spread with homemade jam.
Equipment:
large frying pan and jug
Ingredients:
100g FREEE Self Raising White Flour
1 egg
150ml milk
oil, for pan
jam, for serving
Method:
- Measure the flour into a jug.
- Break the egg into the jug, add the milk and beat into a smooth paste.
- Put a little oil into a large frying pan, roll it around to cover the surface and heat until nice and hot.
- Stir the batter then spoon or pour some into the pan to make 7.5cm/3” circles.
- Cook over a medium heat.
- When bubbles appear on the surface and the base is golden turn the pancakes over and cook the other side.
- Transfer the pancakes to a plate.
- Repeat until the batter is used.
- Serve warm or cold with jam.
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Antony
A great recipe that is indistinguishable from a classic Scotch pancake. I tweak it to match my childhood recipe by adding a pinch of salt and a teaspoon of sugar. And I add the first knob of melted butter from the pan to the batter. Rather than jug or whisk, I use an old protein-shake shaker from the gym (!) and its measuring scoop to make an easy go-anywhere pancake kit.
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Trish
I made these drop scones for Shrove Tuesday instead of traditional pancakes. They were delicious with lemon curd, but they were rather thin. I always use large eggs, so if this is the problem, I’ll reduce the milk to compensate, next time and there will be many more next times!
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Lisa
Made these… very scrummy. Added a rather ripe banana and some vanilla essence and they could be eaten as is or with a little butter… yum!
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Richard Mansell
Excellent recipe. I add a bit of melted butter to stop sticking (no oil in pan needed), and often add grated cheese to make them savoury, which works really well.
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Catriona
One of the best gluten free pancake recipes I’ve made. Made double batch & made half as in recipe & added fried leek & peas to the other half. Both versions worked well.
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Lynn Burnside
Best gluten free pancakes yet ... and so easy ! As someone else suggested I made half the quantity and added a tablespoon of sugar and a few drops vanilla essence.
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Richard Mansell
Extremely good and super quick. Would be brilliant even if they weren't incredibly easy and fast to make. I made half the recipe and it yielded about 8!
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Caroline Fryer
Made these for my son who has just started a low Fodmap diet. Added some sugar to make them more like the ones we normally have but 300ml of milk would have been way too much. I tried with half that and it was still a little too runny. They tasted good though!
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Inga Brereton
Great recipe, works great full amount makes over 30 drop scones - so you may want to just make half the amount.
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Jenny Jackson
Tried these for the first time - ran out of cereal for breakfast so thought I'd give it a whirl had them with fresh berries & Dairy free yogurt they were fabulous even my other half loved them and he's not GF So easy to make takes literally minutes Now thinking of other toppings - Banana & Maple syrup next time
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Ms Fiona McGregor
Can anyone tell me how far in advance I can make these pancakes, if I want to serve them as a canapé at a drinks do?
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Mrs Gillian BENTLEY
I really want to make these but Step 1 says mix flour and baking powder - how much baking powder please? None is listed in the ingredients list.
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Mrs julia stevens
Love this recipe, I swap dairy milk for coconut milk and it works out great.
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Mrs Sian Groves
Lovely! Made savoury versions with 75g of cheddar and 30g of parmesan (approx measures!). I also added black pepper, salt and half teaspoon of mustard powder and omitted the sugar of course. Yummy with butter, my husband didn't realise that they were gluten free!!
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Mrs Samantha Armstrong
Fab pancakes, however, little less milk required, added vanilla and 1 tablespoon of sugar instead of two.
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Miss Lynne McKay
Will add a little more sugar and less milk the next time but they were lovely....mmmm. I use spray oil as trying to watch the calories
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Mrs Linda Bailey
Perfect, easy & quick. The best drop scone recipe I have found & they are delicious
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Miss Catherine Greig
Just found out gluten intolerant so this is my try of any recipe. This was easy and absolutely delicious
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Miss Jade Shaw
Within minutes of finding this recipe I had made them and ate them! Delicious! Easy to make and will definitely be making them again. Definitely what I needed to cure that sweet tooth.
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Miss Kristin Lissel
These were lovely, couldn't tell they were gluten free. I added sultanas to my batch as well, turned out really nice =)
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Ms Louise MacDonald
Familiar comfort food. Recommend wiping skillet with a piece of greaseproof paper dipped in butter between batches and dropping scones on once butter begins to foam. We added a little more sugar as my mother's traditional recipe was quite sweet - may try with agave syrup next and less milk. Did end up with quite a plateful, I recommend halving the recipe if cooking for a small family.
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Ms Millicent Clochette
Really light, and did not taste at all of raising agent, which can be an issue with these. I melted a tsp of butter in the pan and then added that to the batter (leaving a light film for frying) and transferred the batter to a large jug for mess free pancake action.
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Mrs Kathryn Finlayson
Very light and delicious - you wouldn't realize they were gluten free.
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Mrs Marilyn Little
Well I was totally surprised, very yummy! Like the other lady used a little salt and spray oil in a hot pan. Easy to make for those surprise visitors as we don't keep a supply of goodies in the house anymore.
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Miss alex ballance
I do a very similar recipe but use golden syrup instead of sugar (gives a hint of crispness), and add a tiny shake of salt. It's very easy - I use a mini processor but it's never lumpy so that's not actually necessary. I only lightly spray oil onto the pan, then wipe off with kitchen towel to cut down on the greasiness and calories. Turn them just as the bubbles that have formed in the batter start to burst. Delicious.
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