American Breakfast Pancakes

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Nigella's American Breakfast Pancakes (from Domestic Goddess and on the Nigella website) are made with a combination of plain (all-purpose) flour and baking powder but it is possible to use self-raising flour instead. If you use self-raising flour then you should leave the baking powder out of the recipe completely, otherwise the pancake mixture will be very bubbly and the pancakes will also have a slightly chemical taste.

If you are using American self-rising flour then you should also omit the salt as American self-rising flour usually contains added salt.

It is also worth checking the "best before" date on the package of self-raising flour as if it has passed this date the raising agents may not be as active and the pancakes will not be as fluffy.