Mini Fluffy Pancakes

These Mini Pancakes are most appealing to my taste buds, not only for the kids, but for me as well.  I enjoys popping them into my mouth as it is, without any topping.  In this recipe it only calls for 2 tablespoon of caster sugar, but 1 just add 1 tablespoon.  Feel free to add more if you have a sweet tooth, or served with drizzles of honey or maple syrup, or any fruit sauce or with fresh fruits.  Ready to try this cute mini fluffy pancakes???

Ingredients:

1 1/4 cups plain flour (sifted)

1 1/2 tsp. double acting baking powder (sifted)

1 cup milk (at room temperature)

1 tbsp caster sugar

1 tbsp. corn oil

2 large eggs, separated (at room temperature)

Pinch of salt

Methods:

1. In a bowl, combine flour and baking powder, and set aside.
2. In another bowl, whisk egg yolks, sugar and milk together until thoroughly combined.  Then stir in corn oil and mix well.
3. Gradually beat in the sifted dry ingredients and mix until a smooth batter is formed.  Do not over-mix.  Set aside.
4. Using a stand mixer, whisk egg whites with salt until they form soft peaks.  Then gently fold into the batter (3) and use a whisk to roughly incorporate.  After that, change to a rubber spatula to continue the folding until the batter is well incorporated.
5. Pour mixture into a refillable plastic bottle, and it is now ready to use.
6. Heat a non-stick pan on medium-low heat (not smoking hot).  Pour some cooking oil into a small bowl, fold the kitchen paper, dip lightly into the oil and wipe the pan to coat.  I oil the pan after every batch.
7. To make mini round shaped pancakes, hold the plastic bottle upright and squeeze the batter with gentle pressure.  The batter will spread out a bit.  Stop squeezing once you get your required size of the pancakes.  
8. Cook the pancakes on one side until bubbles form, loosen with spoon, flip over and continue to cook the other side until lightly brown.  These mini pancakes cooks real fast.  Once it's done, remove from pan onto a large flat plate.  Refrain from pressing the pancakes with the spatula.  Repeat until all the batter is finished.

I adapted this recipe from 'food-4tots.com' with a slight adjustment to suit my cooking preference.