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Beer pancakes in English

English-Style Beer Pancakes

These pancakes come out perfectly thin every time. As the name suggests, English-style beer pancakes are made with beer instead of milk, which leaves them fragrant and wonderfully tender. Any style of beer will work, and whichever one you reach for shapes the flavor of the pancakes. Serve them hot!

Maria Beck

Recipe author

Composition / ingredients

Servings:

Salt

Butter (or 2)

Sugar

Flour

300

Beer

500

Eggs

Translation table of volumetric measures

Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 18 % 6 g

Fats 9 % 3 g

Carbohydrates 73 % 24 g

167 kcal

GI: 12 / 0 / 88

Cooking method

Cooking time: 45 min

Step 1:

Gather all your ingredients. They're simple, everyday items you almost certainly already have on hand.
Step 2:

Make the batter. Pour the beer into a deep bowl and stir in the sugar and a little salt. Beat the eggs with a mixer or a whisk, then stir them into the beer.
Step 3:

Sift the flour and gradually work it into the beer mixture.
Step 4:

Whisk everything together again until you have a thin, pourable batter, then let it rest for 5–7 minutes.
Step 5:

The trick to pancakes that won't stick: set a cast-iron or dedicated crêpe pan over high heat and let it get thoroughly hot. Brush it with butter or a little vegetable oil, then lower the heat to medium. Cook the pancakes one at a time, ladling in a thin layer of batter and swirling to coat the bottom of the pan.
Step 6:

Cook the thin pancakes for about 1½–2 minutes per side, until golden. The recipe makes roughly 4 servings and takes about 40 minutes from start to finish. They're a great snack to go with a cold beer. Enjoy!

If you're a pancake lover, this one's worth a try. What makes it interesting is that there's no milk at all — even though milk is what most pancake batters are built on. Here beer takes its place, and the pancakes turn out every bit as delicious. Everything else is business as usual. If you stir melted butter or a little oil right into the batter, you won't have to grease the pan for every pancake — just once, before the first one. Wrap the finished pancakes around a filling of your choice, or simply eat them with sour cream. Anything baked with beer has a special flavor, and these pancakes are no exception. Make a batch, treat your family, and invite friends over — sharing a meal is always more fun.