Can you taste that? That, my friends, is the taste of solitude. And it is not bitter.
Please meet, the Single Lady Apple Pancake! And please note that you do not need need to be single or a lady to enjoy one.
Miss Joy the Baker unleashed her original Single Lady Pancake recipe onto the world in 2010, and up until now I have only sat back and marveled at her genius.
That was until a few days ago when I was looking into a depressingly bare fridge, trying to find a reasonably nutritious way to feed my single self, while my other half was away doing what I’m sure are very important, manly things.
Hmmm, what did I have? A few apples, probably past their best, some eggs…butter…milk. And you know I’ve always got a giant sack of flour in the house.
I think you see where I’m going with this. Apple pancakes were a no brainer! Not exactly SUPER nutritious, but eggs are protein and apples are good for you, so shhhhhhh!
There is something so curiously satisfying about this recipe. You make it, you eat it, and then it’s gone. It uses one whole egg, one whole apple, and comes together in one bowl. You cook it in one pan, it makes one pancake, and it serves one.
See what I mean? So neat, so satisfying, and such a delightful solitary indulgence. Loneliness never tasted so good. So tell me – what do you eat when you have the house to yourself?
xx Sarah.
- 1 small green apple
- 1 egg
- ⅓ cup flour
- ¾ tsp baking powder
- ¼ cup milk
- pinch of salt
- pinch of cinnamon
- 1 tsp of butter
- ice cream, butter, maple syrup, caramel sauce or whatever you like to serve!
- Grate the apple on the wide holes of a grater, and place into a small mixing bowl. You can peel it if you want, but I don't bother - so much of the goodness is in the skin!
- Add the egg to the bowl and mix with a fork until the egg is well beaten.
- Add all the remaining ingredients, except the butter, and stir well with your fork, until everything is pretty much combined. Don't worry about a few lumps.
- Heat the butter in a small non-stick skillet. Once the butter foams, you're ready to start cooking your pancake. You can either do as I did and make one big one, or make two or three smallish pancakes - it's up to you.
- Either way, dollop in the pancake batter and cook over a medium-low heat until the batter looks set around the edges and the bottom is nice and brown. You may not see bubbles appearing on the surface, because of the apples in the batter.
- Flip the pancakes over, and give them another minute until nicely browned on the bottom, and serve with whatever you want! I went with a drizzle of caramel sauce, a few slices of fresh apple and big ol' scoop of vanilla ice cream. YUM.
I’m so in love with this – I’m certainly not single, but I also don’t like sharing. Just sayin… ;)
Ohhh gluten allergy be damned I miss pancakes especially when they look like this omg!!! I often encourage my other half to have a boys night out just so I can bake myself a solitary jacket potato and smother it in tasty cheese and sour cream :) – I dont know it just tastes better alone in front of mad men.
UGH – yes! Jacket potatoes are amazing. PS I think this would work super well if you subbed in a gluten free flour blend!
This single lady needs to say buh-bye to her bikini because this going to happen way too often, probably twice a day!
I have a secret infatuation with “single-lady” recipes!
Me too!
Wow! Thanks for posting this, I love it! I’m not single, and I’m not a lady, but I’d definitely do something like this.
I’m sure you’d love it Dave! Being a single lady is totally optional.
DAMN GURL! You are making me wish it were breakfast time already!
Love this recipe, love the styling, love everything about this post!
Thank you Marie, that’s rather lovely of you to say!
Well, you know how much I love all the small desserts! Bring this one to me!
IIIIIII’m a comin!
Girl, you make solitude look freakishly delicious! I am also more than in love with the idea of pancakes and ice cream. Revolutionary.
Vive le pancake!
This. Is. Awesome. Whenever I make pancakes I always end up eating them all myself … so I think I need this in my life, regardless of single lady-dom. Amazing, Sarah!!
This is total genius!!! Gah. So yummy!!
Sweeeeet single lady pancakes. I’m soooo in.
YES!! I was JUST craving a pancake. Not a whole batch, just one…It;s like you KNOW me.
Okay, we need to talk about how this pancake looks so perfectly browned and even everywhere – how in the hell are you doing that?!?! you are some sort of pancake flip master because mine never, everrrrrrr look that pretty. tell me your secrets.
Any sort of dinner that encourages ice cream on top is totally up my alley. Plus my boyfriend doesn’t like sweet breakfast (I know, it’s rough) and I miss pancakes!
I cannot believe you made it through a whole post without making any sort of beyonce “All the single ladies” joke. Maybe because it requires dancing and would be more of a visual joke…but seriously though. I count on you to be my pop culture reference partner in crime, don’t leave me hanging!
Grate.. the apple? I feel like every day is a school day over here. Genius!
Ice cream on Pancakes – Why haven’t I though of that yet!?! Love IT!!!
Sounds so yummy, can’t wait to try it…thanks for sharing!!
This looks so good! I’m thinking caramel sea salt butter with real maple syrup for topping. :-)
That sounds SO GOOD.
I’m back to make this again, I’ve had it more times than I can count – thank you so much for sharing!
That’s so lovely to hear, thanks Johanna! Enjoy! xx