Step 1

Place the bananas in a bowl and mash with a fork. Set aside until needed

Step 2

Sift the self raising flour into a large bowl. Add the caster sugar and stir through to create a well in the centre.

Step 3

In a large jug, add the eggs, milk and vanilla essence and stir to combine. Add the combined liquids along with the mashed banana to the sifted flour mixture and stir with a large metal spoon to combine.

Step 4

Add a little butter to a non stick frying pan and heat over a medium heat. Use a large spoon to scoop up the pikelet mixture and pour into the heated frying pan. Repeat until you have four pikelets in your frying pan.

Step 5

Cook each pikelet for approximately one minute, or until they begin to bubble on the surface. Carefully flip each pikelet over with an egg flip and cook for a further minute. Transfer the pikelets to a plate. Cover with foil to keep warm.

Step 6

Repeat the above step until you have used all of the mixture.

Step 7

Serve pikelets immediately with your favourite topping.

Step 8

Cut your bananas into thirds.

Step 9

Place the self raising flour, caster sugar, vanilla essence, milk, eggs and bananas into your Thermomix bowl and mix for 10 seconds on speed 5

Step 10

Preheat your frying pan with a little bit of butter over a medium high heat and add tablespoon amounts of the banana pikelet mixture.

Step 11

When bubbles begin to appear on the surface, carefully flip them over and cook for a further 30 seconds on the other side before transferring to a Thermoserver or plate covered with foil to keep warm.

Step 12

Continue until you have used all of the mixture.