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Pikelets

Helen Pye, District Cub Leader, Scouting Tauranga,New Zealand


  • Serves- 6 Scouts
  • Cooking time- 20 minutes including preparation
  • Cost- £2 per patrol (not including cream)
  • Difficulty- 7/10 (Quite easy)
  • Verdict- 8/10, Good snack to demonstrate hobo stoves


  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 3/4 cup Milk
  • 1 cup sifted Flour
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 25 grams butter
Optional:
  • Butter
  • Strawberry Jam
  • Whipped Cream


  • 1 small billy
  • Mixing bowl or second small billy
  • Large wooden spoon
  • Large spoon
  • Hobo Stove or frying pan and cooker


  • Melt the butter in the billy
  • Beat the egg and sugar in the mixing bowl until thick
  • Add the milk to the sifted flour, salt and baking powder, lastly add the melted butter and mix until smooth
  • Melt a liitle butter in the frying pan or top of the hobo stove
  • Drop spoonfull's of mixture into the pan and cook them one side until the top has a lot of burst bubbles on it and it kind of looks a lttle less wet
  • Flip them over and cook the other side


Pick some of the following to complete the meal.
  • Butter and spread with strawberry jam and a blob of whipped cream. Enjoy!
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