Banana, oat and coconut milk pikelets

I had a few bananas to use up today and couldn't decide what to do with them. I made a dairy free banana bread with walnuts and chocolate chips yesterday so decided to do something a bit simpler this afternoon - pikelets! I also had 3/4 of a can of coconut milk to use up so thought that I would try it instead of rice milk. They turned out light and fluffy and both children loved them. I also hid some oat bran in them, great way to sneak in some extra goodies. I may be a master of hidden foods!

One thing to note - because the coconut milk is a lot thinner than cows milk, you do need to play around with the flour a bit to get the right consistency. I found that 1 cup of liquid needed about 1 and 1/4 cups of flour.

Pikelets

1 egg
1/4 cup sugar
1and 1/4 cup flour
1 tsp baking powder
pinch salt
1 cup coconut milk (or other dairy substitute) 

1 ripe mashed banana

1 tablespoon oat bran

Mix the egg, sugar, milk and banana together in a bowl. In another bowl combine all dry ingredients. Slowly mix the wet and dry ingredients together with a whisk. Set aside to rest for a few minutes. While the mix is resting, heat a frying pan till hot (depends on your stove top) and melt some coconut oil to lightly grease the bottom. Place one spoonful of the mixture in to test the temperature. Once pan is well heated, place spoonfuls of the mixture in, turning once bubbles have appeared on the surface and the bottom is golden. Repeat until mix is gone. Serve with extra banana slices (whipped coconut cream is also yummy).