Aruban Pan Bati

Ingredients

• 1 cup fine yellow cornmeal
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 1 1/4 cups milk or water
• Butter, for serving

Before you cook

• Whisk the cornmeal, flour, baking powder, salt and sugar together in a bowl.

Steps

1. Pour the milk into the dry ingredients.
2. Beat the batter vigorously by hand for 2 to 3 minutes, until very smooth and slightly thickened.
3. Heat a non-stick skillet over medium heat, without oil.
4. Ladle about 1/4 cup of batter into the skillet for each pancake.
5. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes, until bubbles form on the surface and the edges look set.
6. Flip and cook the other side for 2 minutes, until golden.
7. Repeat with the remaining batter.
8. Serve warm spread with butter.